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Northwest Africa 8043 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8043 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8043 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Morocco Mass: 1860 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Nov 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 8043 (NWA 8043) Morocco Purchased: 2013 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) History: Purchased by Blaine Reed in July 2013. Physical characteristics: Many matching pieces, friable with coarse grained, transparent, green pyroxenes; some light tan desert coating present. Petrography: Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows approximately 99% pyroxene, accessory chromite and silica. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) EMPA. Low Ca-pyroxene Fs28.2±0.5Wo3.6±1.0, Fe/Mn=29±1 n=7. Classification: Achondrite (Diogenite). Equilibrated, uniform pyroxene compositions. Likely paired with NWA 7977. Specimens: 32.8 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Reed 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) Reed: Blaine Reed, P.O. Box 1141, Delta, CO 81416, United States; 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 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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