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Northwest Africa 10965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10965 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10965 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 386 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 26 Nov 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10965 (NWA 10965) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: Purchased by Ben Hoefnagels in April 2016 from a dealer in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Well-formed, relatively small chondrules (apparent diameter 300±200 μm) are set in a recrystallized matrix containing abundant stained metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa20.7-20.8, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs15.3-15.5Wo0.2-0.3, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs8.9-9.6Wo35.1-37.4, N = 2). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 5.53. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4). Specimens: 24.69 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. B. Hoefnagels. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) |
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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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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