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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8292 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8292 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 7139 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 28 Feb 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 8292 (NWA 8292) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Purchased by Brahim Tahiri from a Moroccan hunter and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for classification, 2013. Physical characteristics: Ten stones, weathered exterior saw cut reveals dark gray interior, chondrules visible. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows many distinct, porphyritic and radial chondrules. Plagioclase up to 50 μm. Matrix is permeated with oxide veins. Kamacite, oxidized iron, troilite, chromite, Cl-apatite, and merrillite present. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) EMPA. Olivine Fa24.6±0.6, Fe/Mn=50±1, n=7, Low Ca-pyroxene Fs20.1±1.7Wo1.6 ±1.6, Fe/Mn=34±10, n=7. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5), weathering grade (W3). Specimens: 20.5 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB103 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. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 7579 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1969 unapproved names) |