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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8042 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8042 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 131.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11504 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 29 Sep 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 8042 (NWA 8042) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: One crusted stone weighing 131.8 g was found and purchased in Agadir in 2013. Greg Catterton acquired the sample from a meteorite prospector in 2013. Physical characteristics: Dark brown weathered fusion crust fusion crust covers 99% of the rounded ellipsoidal stone. Petrography: (A. Love, App): Sample is orange in color and displays a recrystallized chondritic texture composed of distinct, well-formed chondrules (mean diameter 685 μm, some of which show flattening with aspect ratios near 3:2), fragments and mineral clasts in a recrystallized matrix. Contains weathered, irregularly shaped grains of FeNi and FeS. Geochemistry: (A. Love, App) Olivine, Fa18.4±0.3, N=16; Low Ca pyroxene, Fs16.2±0.3Wo1.9±1.8, N=12. Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H5, S3, W3) Specimens: 20.22 g and 1 polished thin section are on deposit at App | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
App: Department of Geology, 572 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Mar 2013) |
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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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