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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11082 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11082 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Mauritania Mass: 390 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 660 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Feb 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11082 (NWA 11082) Mauritania Find: 2016 Classification: Ureilite Physical characteristics: A dark-gray stone with desert varnish. Cut surface reveals an aggregate of mm size crystals. Petrography: Unbrecciated aggregate of blocky mm size silicates grains (mostly olivine and pigeonite) with triple junctions. Olivine has reduced margins. Metal is present as alignements of μm size grains in silicates. Carbon material is found between the silicate grains. Geochemistry: Olivine: core Fa20.3 (N=1), rim Fa10.1 (N=1). Pigeonite Fs18.0±0.3Wo7.7±0.2 (N=4). Classification: Ureilite. Moderate weathering. Specimens: 54.9 g and a polished section at CEREGE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 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 221 approved meteorites from Mauritania (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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