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Northwest Africa 10326
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 10326
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10326
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 43 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 105  (2016)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6826 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 2 Apr 2016
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Northwest Africa 10326 (NWA 10326)

(Northwest Africa)

Find: 2007

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6)

History: Found in Morocco, 2007.

Physical characteristics: Single, complete stone, angular with weathered fusion crust covered exterior; a saw cut shows faint chondrules set in a dark-gray matrix.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows scattered, texturally equilibrated chondrules; the plagioclase grain size is up to 150 μm. Abundant kamacite and troilite throughout; ubuiquitous troilite, chromite, phosphate, and clinopyroxene.

Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Olivine Fa19.3±0.5, Fe/Mn=39±1, n=6; low-Ca pyroxene Fs16.8±0.2Wo1.4±0.1, n=4.

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6)

Specimens: 24 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Brain Caress holds the main mass.

Data from:
  MB105
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Date:2007
Mass (g):43000
Pieces:1
Class:H6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):19.3±0.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.8±0.2
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4±0.1
Classifier:C. Agee, UNM
Type spec mass (g):24
Type spec location:UNM
Main mass:Brain Caress
Comments:Fieldname BC-DG; submitted by C. Agee
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)
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: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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