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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11098 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11098 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Morocco Mass:  4.1 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 848 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 Jan 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11098 (NWA 11098) Morocco Purchased: 2016 Dec Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Purchased by Ke Zuokai in Dec. 2016 from a Moroccan dealer. Physical characteristics: The meteorite has a brown fusion crust and partially covered by rusty products. Chondrules and clasts ranging from white to dark gray are visible. Petrography: The thin section shows abundant well-defined chondrules (up to 1.9 mm) of different kinds, such as PO, PP, POP, BO, BP and minor CC. The matrix is fine-grained silicates with minor metal and troilite. Mineral and chondrule clasts are also present. Metallic phase accounts for ~4 vol%. Geochemistry: Silicates are unequilibrated. Olivine Fa1.0-52.0 (Fa23.2±15.1, PMD=52.1%, n=24); low-Ca pyroxene Fs1.2-24.0Wo0-1.3 (Fs14.2±8.5Wo0.6±0.5, Fs PMD=52.6%, n=32); minor Ca-rich pyroxene Fs8.4-7.8Wo44.4-44.9). Classification: L3 classification based on metal abundance and moderate sized chondrules with varies textures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011) |
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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 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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