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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8063 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8063 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Morocco Mass: 573 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Oct 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 8063 (NWA 8063) Morocco Purchased: 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: Purchased by Brahim Tahiri from a Moroccan hunter and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for classification, 2013. Physical characteristics: Single stone, weathered exterior, many small chondrules and metal/sulfide grains set in a brown groundmass. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows distinct, porphyritic chondrules, many with mesostasis. Accessory kamacite, taenite, oxidized iron, and troilite. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) EMPA. Olivine Fa18.6±1.5, Fe/Mn=38±4, n=19, Low Ca-pyroxene Fs16.1±0.6Wo1.3±0.2, Fe/Mn=22±1, n=16. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4), weathering grade (W2). Specimens: 37 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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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 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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