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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8541 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8541 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 191.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 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 22 Sep 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 8541 (NWA 8541) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: Purchased by Brahim Tahiri from a Moroccan hunter and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for classification, April, 2013. Physical characteristics: Single stone, partially fusion-crusted exterior, saw cut reveals faint chondrules and fine-grained metal/sulfide set in a gray groundmass. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows equilibrated chondrules and plagioclase grains up to 200 μm, FeNi metal and troilite throughout. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Olivine Fa25.2±0.3, Fe/Mn=51±2, n=7; low-Ca pyroxene Fs21.1±0.1Wo1.8±0.2, Fe/Mn=29±1, n=7; plagioclase Ab84.2±0.9An10.1±0.1Or5.7±0.8, n=3. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6), weathering grade W1. Specimens: 21.4 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, S. 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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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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