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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10185 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10185 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 621 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Jun 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10185 (NWA 10185) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2012 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Zagora, Morocco. Petrography: The brownish meteorite exhibits chondritic texture of abundant small chondrules, CAIs, and mineral fragments set into a fine-grained matrix. Chondrules are typically 0.1-0.2 mm in diameter; some regions show brownish staining due to terrestrial weathering. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) |