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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10468 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10468 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 127 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-unbr. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 24 Jan 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10468 (NWA 10468) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Jul Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, unbrecciated) History: Found in far-western Algeria in early June 2015. Physical characteristics: Single stone with fusion crust. A sawn surface shows a fine-grained mixture of plagioclase and pyroxene, with light-gray color, some iron staining present. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Pyroxene (~60%) and plagioclase (~35%) are the major minerals in this meteorite. Accessory chromite, ilmenite, silica, iron metal, and troilite were observed. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Low-Ca pyroxene Fs61.9±0.9Wo1.9±0.8, Fe/Mn=34±1, n=8; high-Ca pyroxene Fs35.8±9.9Wo33.1±10.9, Fe/Mn=33±0, n=4; plagioclase An82.4±4.8, n=3. Classification: Unbrecciated basaltic eucrite. Specimens: 20.4 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, DPitt holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) DPitt: Darryl Pitt, 225 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024, United States; Website (private address) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) |