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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10889 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10889 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 2.55 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12668 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 16 Oct 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10889 (NWA 10889) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: Purchased by Gary Fujihara from Morocco, June 2016. Physical characteristics: Fusion crust covered exterior; a saw cut reveals scattered chondrules, some distinct, others faint, set in a light-gray groundmass, metal and sulfides show minimal weathering, some orange colored staining present throughout. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows primarily equilibrated, relict chondrules, ubiquitous metal and sulfide, plagioclase grains up to 200 μm. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and M. Spilde, UNM) Olivine Fa24.4±0.1, Fe/Mn=48±3, n=6; low-Ca pyroxene Fs20.4±0.3Wo1.6±0.4, Fe/Mn=63±17, n=7. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) Specimens: 20.42 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Gary Fujihara holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) |
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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 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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