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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10914 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10914 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: Morocco Mass: 419 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11504 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 2 Nov 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10914 (NWA 10914) Morocco Purchased: August 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Purchased by the owner in August 2015 from the finder, who reportedly found it while he was metal detecting for mining exploration in the Oumjrane region of Morocco. Physical characteristics: A single rounded stone mostly covered in two generations of black/dark brown fusion crust. Minor red-brown oxidation is visible on the exterior surface and around metal grains on cut surfaces. Petrography: Weathering grade according to Zurfluh et al. (2016). Geochemistry: (C. Herd, UAb) Data obtained by EMP examination of carbon-coated thin section: Olivine Fa19.2±0.3 (n=35); Low-Ca Pyroxene Fs17.0±0.2Wo1.6±0.1 (n=28). Specimens: A 22.8 g specimen, including one thin section, is at UAb. Main mass is with the owner. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UAb: 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada, Canada; Website (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 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 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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