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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7390 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7390 Observed fall: No Year found: 2008 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 28.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2930 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 28 Sep 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 101:
Northwest Africa 7390 (NWA 7390) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2008 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) Petrography: Purchased by Philip Mani from Greg Hupé. Rare chondrules and relatively low content of altered metal. Olivine (Fa31.2-31.6), orthopyroxene (Fs24.2-24.3Wo1.3), clinopyroxene (Fs8.1-9.2Wo45.5-44.5). Ordinary chondrite (LL6). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision history: |
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