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Northwest Africa 8769 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8769 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8769 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 250 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 840 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 27 Jan 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 8769 (NWA 8769) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2014 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: The meteorite was bought 2014 on a mineral fair in Munich, Germany. Physical characteristics: The small sandblasted individuals display a dark-grayish interior. Petrography: It is dominatly composed of well defined chondrules about 0.7 mm in diameter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address) |
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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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