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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10196 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10196 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 6.66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 52 approved meteorites classified as L-melt rock. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 30 Jun 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10196 (NWA 10196) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2014 Feb Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L, melt rock) History: Purchased by Philip Mani in February 2014 from a Moroccan dealer at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Aggregate of fine grained silicates (olivine, pyroxene, sodic plagioclase), merrillite, chlorapatite, troilite, and fine to coarse grained, blebby metal with very sparse remnant chondrules. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.7-25.2, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs20.2-20.9Wo1.5-1.6, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs7.5-7.6Wo45.2-45.3, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L melt rock). Specimens: 32.68 g including one polished slice at UWB; the remainder is held by Mr. P. Mani. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) |
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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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