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Northwest Africa 7538

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 7538
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7538
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2012
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 826 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 102	(2013)	LL5/6
Recommended:			LL5/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as LL5/6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 25 Jun 2013

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	P 2012 Mar
Mass (g):	826
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL5/6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	28.5±0.5 (n=26)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	23±0.5 (n=15)
Classifier:	K. Metzler, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	A. and H. Hmani
Comments:	Submitted by K. Metzler

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Hmani: A. Hmani Moroccan Imports, 13 rue Jules Hardouin Mansart, 92600 Asnières, France (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Ahmad Fairuz
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Franco Vignato
Stefano De Fazi

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)

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