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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11059 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11059 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 206 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12727 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Feb 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11059 (NWA 11059) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Nov Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: Purchased by Darryl Pitt in November 2016 from a dealer in Mauritania. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Largely recrystallized with rare relict chondrules and altered metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.8-25.7, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs20.7-21.1Wo1.6-1.5, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs7.5-7.9Wo45.4-44.3, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6). Specimens: 23.5 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with DPitt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) DPitt: Darryl Pitt, 225 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024, United States; Website (private address) |
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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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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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