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Northwest Africa 10010

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 10010
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10010
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 24.2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	EL6
Recommended:			EL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 133 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites

Comments:

Approved 11 Apr 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Northwest Africa 10010 (NWA 10010)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 11/2014

Classification: Enstatite chondrite (EL6)

History: Purchased by Hanno Strufe from a local meteorite dealer in Rissani, Morocco.

Petrography: The meteorite displays a recrystallized texture of dominantly large, about 100-μm sized enstatite grains and abundant Fe,Ni metal. Less abundant phases are albitic feldspar, troilite, schreibersite and daubreelite. No relict chondrules were found; metal is heavily altered.

Geochemistry: Albitic feldspar: An_16.2Or_4.3Ab_79.5; metal contains about 1 wt% Si.

Classification: Petrography and 1 wt% Si in metal suggests enstatite chondrite (EL6) classification

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Rissani, Morocco
Date:	P 11/2014
Mass (g):	24.2
Pieces:	1
Class:	EL6
Shock stage:	low
Weathering grade:	high
Ferrosilite (mol%):	0.6±0.2 (0.3-1.3, n=21)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5±0.1 (1.3-1.6, n=21)
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	5.8
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Hanno Strufe
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:

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Statistics:
This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)

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