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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7956 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7956 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 55.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2923 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 14 Oct 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 7956 (NWA 7956) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Apr Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: Puchased by Steve Witt in April 2013 from a Moroccan dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Breccia composed of closely-packed, angular clasts which are highly recrystallized with poikiloblastic textures and only rare chondrule remnants. Olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, sodic plagioclase, chromite, stained kamacite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa32.3-33.3), orthopyroxene (Fs25.2-25.4Wo2.3-2.1), clinopyroxene (Fs10.9Wo42.1) Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6). Specimens: 12.2 g and one polished thin section are at UWB. The remainder is held by Mr. S. Witt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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