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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8364 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8364 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 242 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 840 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 29 Jan 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 8364 (NWA 8364) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Jun Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Purchased by John Higgins in June 2013 from a dealer in Zagora, Morocco. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Very closely packed, medium-sized chondrules (1.2±0.6 mm) with very little matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine, Fa11.0-38.9; Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.03-0.14 wt.%, N = 6; orthopyroxene, Fs5.4-18.3Wo0.3-0.7, N = 3; clinopyroxene, Fs7.5-8.8Wo37.0-37.2; sodic plagioclase, chromite, troilite and altered kamacite. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3). Specimens: 25.2 g including one polished thin section at UWB. The remainder is held by Mr. J. Higgins. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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