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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10374 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10374 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  9.6 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites classified as CK6. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Nov 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10374 (NWA 10374) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK6) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer at the mineral fair in Ensisheim, France. Petrography: The meteorite displays a fresh grayish to slightly greenish interior and is dominantly composed of recrystallized matrix; relict chondrules are rare. Olivine is by far the most abundant mineral phase, followed by feldspar, Ca-pyroxene and Cr-bearing magnetite. Metal is absent. Geochemistry: Cr2O3 in magnetite: about 5 wt% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||