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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8610 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8610 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 305 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 598 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 15 Nov 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 8610 (NWA 8610) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2014 Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite) Petrography: The brecciated meteorite displays an overall basaltic texture of dominantly lath-shaped calcic plagioclase and exsolved pyroxene. Accessory minerals include chromite, SiO2 polymorphs, and rare troilite. Contains abundant shock melt veins and pockets. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene: Fs57.2±2.4Wo4.2±1.7 (Fs53.2-64.5Wo2-7.6, n=16), FeO/MnO=31-35; Ca-pyroxene: Fs27.1±1.7Wo43.9±0.6 (Fs24.9-29.8Wo42.8-44.8, n=18), FeO/MnO=29-35; calcic plagioclase: An89.1±2.2 (An85.5-91.4, n=13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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