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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10573 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10573 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 76 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 470 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 26 Mar 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10573 (NWA 10573) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: The meteorite was bought in 2016 from the Moroccan meteorite dealer Hamza Lharbi in Guelmim, Morocco. Petrography: The meteorite displays a dark grayish interior and is composed of up to several-mm sized chondrules, abundant whitish CAIs, and olivine amoeboids set into a fine-grained, almost opaque matrix. Some chondrules show brownish staining due to terrestrial alteration. No type II chondrules were observed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 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. 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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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