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Northwest Africa 10551

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 10551
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10551
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2015
Country: Morocco
Mass: 118 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 105	(2016)	CK6
Recommended:			CK6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 83 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 5 Mar 2016

Writeup

Writeup from MB 105:

Northwest Africa 10551 (NWA 10551)

Morocco

Purchased: 2015 Feb

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK6)

History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Abdellag Afiniss in Agadir in February 2015.

Physical characteristics: A single fragment of a fully crusted stone. Cut surface reveals a dark-gray interior with visible chondrules.

Petrography: Mm-sized chondrules set in a recrystallized matrix. Main mineral is olivine. Plagioclase in the matrix is up to 150 μm. Abundant magnetite (to 400 μm), and weathered troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_33.0±0.2, NiO 0.41±0.05 wt% (N=6). Magnetite contains 5.6±0.1 wt% Cr₂O₃, 1.94±0.18 wt% Al₂O₃, 0.19±0.05 wt% NiO (N=4). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10^-9 m³/kg) = 4.52.

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK6)

Specimens: 20 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Agadir
Date:	P 2015 Feb
Mass (g):	118
Pieces:	1
Class:	CK6
Fayalite (mol%):	33.0±0.2 (N=6)
Magnetic suscept.:	4.52
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, H. Pourkhorsandi, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Jean Redelsperger
Comments:	Submitted by J. Gattacceca

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)

Catalogs:

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:

Morocco

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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