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Northwest Africa 10014

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 10014
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10014
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 8.2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	CM2
Recommended:			CM2 [explanation]

This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 27 Feb 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Northwest Africa 10014 (NWA 10014)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: Nov 2014

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2)

History: Purchased by Joachim Lemm from a local meteorite dealer in Agadir, Morocco.

Physical characteristics: The small almost black individual is partly covered by fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorite displays a black interior and is composed of about 0.1-0.3 mm chondrules, chondrule pseudomorphs, individual mineral fragments and rare CAIs, many surrounded by fine-grained accretionary rims set into an abundant fine-grained matrix. Main matrix phases are phyllosilicates, carbonates, and pyrrhotite. The meteorite is unshocked and shows little sign of terrestrial alteration.

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Agadir, Morocco
Date:	P Nov 2014
Mass (g):	8.2
Pieces:	1
Class:	CM2
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	low
Fayalite (mol%):	14.4±13.2 (0.3-38.5, n=49)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.1±0.3 (0.7-1.5, n=19)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.9±0.1 (0.8-1.2, n=19)
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	2.15
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Joachim Lemm, Erdmannstrasse 12, 04229 Leipzig, Germany
Comments:	Submitted by Ansgar Greshake

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

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:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)

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