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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8646 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8646 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  1590 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 811 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 6 Jan 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 8646 (NWA 8646) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2009 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: One large individual partly covered with fusion crust was bought on a mineral market in Erfoud, Morocco. Physical characteristics: The meteorite displays a grayish to slightly brownish interior and contains abundant, sharply defined chondrules with a large variety of textural types. Chondrule mean diameter is about 0.7 mm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB104 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. 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 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||