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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10802 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10802 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 320 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 136 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-unbr. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 24 Sep 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10802 (NWA 10802) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Apr Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, unbrecciated) History: Purchased in Temara, Morocco by Adam Aaronson in April 2016. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Fresh specimen with microgabbroic texture. Composed predominantly of exsolved pigeonite and calcic plagioclase with accessory silica polymorph, Ti-chromite and slightly stained Ni-free metal. Geochemistry: Orthopyroxene host (Fs59.3-60.0Wo3.9-2.6, FeO/MnO = 27-28, N = 3), clinopyroxene exsolution lamellae (Fs27.6-27.8Wo42.0-41.4, FeO/MnO = 25-26, N = 2), plagioclase (An89.3-89.4Or0.4, N = 2). Classification: Eucrite (unbrecciated, microgabbroic). Specimens: 20.7 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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