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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10757 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10757 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 704 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6484 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 7 Jul 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10757 (NWA 10757) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 May Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: Purchased in Temara, Morocco by Adam Aaronson in May 2016. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Well-formed, relatively small chondrules and altered metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.0-18.1, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs15.9-16.4Wo0.8-0.7, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs9.2-10.4Wo30.3-28.2, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4). Specimens: 21 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Aaronson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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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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