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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7602 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7602 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 71 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 133 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all] Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 6 Sep 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 7602 (NWA 7602) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2012 Classification: Enstatite chondrite (EL6) History: Purchased by Ralew in 2012 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Physical characteristics: A single brown stone with sparse metal visible in the interior. Petrography: (A. Irving & S. Kuehner, UWS) Recrystallized with no obvious chondrules. Predominantly enstatite with Cr-Ti-bearing troilite, metal (low in Si) and sodic plagioclase. Fairly abundant secondary iron hydroxides around metal grains and along grain boundaries. Geochemistry: Enstatite (Fs0.1-0.2Wo0.6-0.7) Classification: EL6 chondrite. Specimens: A total of 14.4 g of type material and one polished thin section are on deposit at UWB. The remaining material is held by Ralew. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; Website (private address) |
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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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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