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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10872 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10872 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 37.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 643 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 22 Oct 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10872 (NWA 10872) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: June 2016 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The meteorite was purchased in 2016 from a meteorite dealer at the mineral fair in St.Marie aux mines, France. Physical characteristics: The individual lacks any fusion crust and displays a light brownish interior. Petrography: The meteorite exhibits a chondritic texture of abundant small chondrules, CAIs, and mineral fragments in a fine-grained matrix. Chondrules are dominantly porphyritic type I and typically 0.1-0.2 mm in diameter. Contains sulfides and FeNi metal in matrix and chondrules. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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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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