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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8692 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8692 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 361 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 11 Dec 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 8692 (NWA 8692) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: 1 crusted stone weighing 361.2 g was found and purchased in Agadir in 2013. David Holden acquired the sample from a meteorite prospector in 2013. Physical characteristics: Dark brown weathered fusion crust fusion crust covers 99% of the rounded ellipsoidal stone. Petrography: Description and classification (A. Love, App): Sample is light orange in color and displays a chondritic texture composed of large (avg. diameter 1727 μm), relict chondrules (some of which are flattened) in a recrystallized groundmass. Geochemistry: (A.Love, App) Olivine Fa30.1±0.7, N=12; Low Ca pyroxene Fs23.1±0.9Wo2.5±0.4, N=8. Classification: Equilibrated ordinary chondrite breccia, LL6, S3, W4 Specimens: 4 slices weighing 20.99 g and polished thin section are currently on deposit at App. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
App: Department of Geology, 572 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Mar 2013) |
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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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