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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10565 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10565 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 608 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 27 Feb 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10565 (NWA 10565) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Dec Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: Purchased by Aras Jonikas in December 2015 from a Moroccan dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Breccia composed of angular clasts (mostly recrystallized with rare remnant, relatively large chondrules) in a finer matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa29.0-32.6, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs23.4-23.5Wo1.6-1.5, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs9.5-9.9Wo43.8-43.3, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6 breccia). Specimens: 29 g including one polished thin section at PSF; remainder with Mr. A. Jonikas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) |
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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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