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Northwest Africa 8087 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8087 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8087 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 1000 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 22 Jan 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 8087 (NWA 8087) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2012 Jun 30 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) Physical characteristics: Many small individuals partially covered with fusion crust were found. Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB) The meteorite shows a light gray interior and displays a cumulate texture of dominantly large orthopyroxene crystals with less abundant calcic plagioclase. Accessory minerals include chromite and troilite. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene: Fs26.9-27.5Wo2.8-3.5, FeO/MnO=26.3-29.8, calcic plagioclase: An90.3-93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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