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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10555 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10555 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 121.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11505 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 22 Feb 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10555 (NWA 10555) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2010 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: One stone weighing 121.1 g was found in Morocco in 2010. David Holden acquired the sample from a meteorite prospector in Erfoud, 2010. Physical characteristics: The oriented stone is dark brown and dome-shaped with a flattened side displaying a well-defined rollover lip. The stone is 75% covered by a weathered fusion crust that displays shallow regmaglypts. The cut face of the interior of the stone is mottled dark brown and orange in color and displays small chondrules, chondrule fragments, dark clasts and abundant fresh flakes of metal. Petrography: Description and classification (A. Love, App): Sample displays recrystallized chondritic texture. Many chondrules are defined and have an average diameter of 458 μm. Porphyritic chondrules have turbid to recrystallized mesostasis. Geochemistry: (A. Love, App) Olivine Fa19.7±0.2, N=6; Low Ca pyroxene Fs16.9±0.3Wo1.6±0.1, N=6. Classification: Based on textural relationships and mineral compositions, this is an H5, S3, W1 ordinary chondrite. Specimens: An endcut, one slice and several fragments weighing 20.2 g, and a polished thin section are currently on deposit at App. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
App: Department of Geology, 572 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Mar 2013) |
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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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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