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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10896 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10896 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 66.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites classified as CK5. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 21 Nov 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10896 (NWA 10896) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5) History: Purchased in 2015 by Brahim Tahiri in Morocco and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for analysis. Physical characteristics: Weathered fusion-crusted exterior. Saw cuts reveal dark gray, distinct, chondrules set in a lighter-gray groundmass. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows equilibrated chondrules, recrystallized groundmass, ubiquitous Cr-magnetite. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and M. Spilde, UNM) Olivine Fa29.2±1.3, Fe/Mn=111±15, NiO=0.42±0.10 (wt%), n=18; low-Ca pyroxene Fs25.9±2.1Wo0.8±0.6, Fe/Mn=66±4, n=4. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5) Specimens: 13.5 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow 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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