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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10888 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10888 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 147.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 83 approved meteorites classified as CK6. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Nov 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10888 (NWA 10888) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK6) History: Purchased by Gary Fujihara in Morocco, May 2016. Physical characteristics: Weathered fusion crust exterior. A saw cut reveals a gray surface with dark-gray, scattered, faint, chondrules. A few, very small CAIs are visible. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows a equilibrated, relict chondrules ~1 mm in diameter, ubiquitous magnetite and feldspar. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and M. Spilde, UNM) Olivine Fa32.3±0.4, Fe/Mn=116±11, NiO=0.45±0.07 (wt%), n=16; high-Ca pyroxene Fs10.7±3.6Wo41.7±9.0, Fe/Mn=63±17, n=4. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK6) Specimens: 20.45 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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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