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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8065 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8065 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11485 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Oct 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 8065 (NWA 8065) Morocco Purchased: 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: Purchased by Brahim Tahiri from a Moroccan hunter and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for classification, 2013. Physical characteristics: Single stone, saw cut reveals fine grained texture, dark gray with ubiquitous metal/sulfide. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows equilibrated chondrules, kamacite, taenite, oxidized iron, chromite and troilite (also finely disseminated), with plagioclase up 50 μm. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) EMPA. Olivine Fa23.9±0.3, Fe/Mn=50±2, n=6, Low Ca-pyroxene Fs20.2±0.2Wo2.3±0.9, Fe/Mn=30±1, n=7. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6), weathering grade (W2). Specimens: 43 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 1556 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) |