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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10833 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10833 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 9 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 24 Sep 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10833 (NWA 10833) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2014 Oct Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4/5) History: Purchased in Erfoud, Morocco by Said Haddany in October 2014. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Sparse, relatively small chondrules (some well-formed) are set in a coarse-grained recrystallized matrix containing abundant stained metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.1-19.2, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs16.9-17.0Wo1.4-1.0, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs5.6-6.5Wo46.3-46.1, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4/5). Specimens: 28.76 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Haddany. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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