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Northwest Africa 11206
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 11206
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 11206
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 2.23 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 106  (2018)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 28 Mar 2017
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Writeup from MB 106:

Northwest Africa 11206 (NWA 11206)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: March 2016

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5)

History: Purchased by Brahim Tahiri in Morocco and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for analysis.

Physical characteristics: Weathered exterior; saw cut reveal numerous chondrules and fine metal/sulfide grains set in a dark-reddish colored matrix.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows equilibrated chondrules and some recrystallized matrix.

Geochemistry: C. Agee and B. Ha, UNM) Olivine Fa25.5±0.5, Fe/Mn=50±3, n=7; low-Ca pyroxeneÊFs22.6±1.6Wo1.6±0.3, Fe/Mn=31±3, n=7.

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5)

Specimens: 58.03 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass.

Data from:
  MB106
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Place of purchase:Northwest Africa
Date:P March 2016
Mass (g):2230.49
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):25.5±0.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.6±1.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6±0.3
Classifier:C. Agee, UNM
Type spec mass (g):58.03
Type spec location:UNM
Main mass:Sean Tutorow
Comments:Field name G695; submitted by C. Agee, UNM
Institutions
   and collections		 UNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015)
Catalogs:
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: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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