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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7456 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7456 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 2.28 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 28 Jan 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 7456 (NWA 7456) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2012 Aug Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Purchased by Adam Aaronson in 2011 November in Temara, Morocco. Petrography: Sparse chondrules. Olivine, orthopyroxene, sodic plagioclase, chromite, altered kamacite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.5-24.9), orthopyroxene (Fs20.5-21.0Wo1.7-1.1). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 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) Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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