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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11030 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11030 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 346 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2060 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 Jan 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11030 (NWA 11030) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Sep Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) History: Purchased by John Higgins in September 2016 from a dealer in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Closely packed, well-formed chondrules are set in a sparse matrix containing altered metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.5-26.0, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs5.7-44.4Wo0.2-3.2, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs11.8Wo34.2), augite (Fs8.9Wo42.0). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.51. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4). Specimens: 20.8 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. J. Higgins. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 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 Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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