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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10243 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10243 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  156 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 100 approved meteorites classified as LL7. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 24 Aug 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10243 (NWA 10243) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Jan Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7) Physical characteristics: A single stone covered with dull fusion crust. Cut surface reveals a fine-grained gray to brownish interior. Petrography: Strongly recrystallized texture with triple junctions. Main minerals are olivine, orthopyroxene and plagioclase (to 200 μm). One relict chondrule was observed over the ~2 cm2 polished section. Classification: LL7 based on texture, Wo content of orthopyroxene, plagioclase size, and near-absence of chondrules. Specimens: 24 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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