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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11035 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11035 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 48.3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 30 Dec 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 11035 (NWA 11035) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2001 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: One stone weighing 48.3 g was found in Morocco in 2001. David Holden acquired the sample from a meteorite prospector in Erfoud 2001. Physical characteristics: The oriented sample is dark brown, has a rounded ovoid shape and a weathered fusion crust with a well defined rollover lip. The cut face of the interior is also dark brown and shows weathered flakes of metal. Petrography: Description and classification (A. Love, App): Sample is heavily recrystallized. All relict chondrules are droplet varieties of RP and BO. Chondrules are and have an avg. dia. of 806 μm, n=16. Sample is transected by ringwoodite-bearing opaque shock veins. All secondary plagioclase and mesostasis phases have been transformed into isotropic glass. Geochemistry: (A. Love, App) Olivine Fa28.3±0.1, N=6; Low Ca pyroxene Fs24.0±0.3Wo2.0±0.2, N=6. Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (LL6, S6, W3) Specimens: David Holden holds the main mass. Two slices weighing 10.5 g and one polished thin section are on deposit at App. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
App: Department of Geology, 572 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Mar 2013) |
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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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