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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11208 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11208 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Western Sahara Mass:  160.9 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites classified as CO3.0. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 22 Apr 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11208 (NWA 11208) Western Sahara Purchased: 2016 May 25 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3.0) History: Purchased from Abdeltif Mechaguen Physical characteristics: A dark irregular stone. Cut surface reveals dark interior with small chondrules. Petrography: Chondrules (mostly type I) and small CAIs in a dark brown matrix. Chondrule mean apparent diameter 170±90 μm (N=40). Abundant metal and associated terrestrial weathering products. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa18.2±15.7, range 1.1-40.3, PMD 79% (N=8). Ferroan olivine has Cr2O3 0.34±0.05 wt% (N=5). Orthopyroxene Fs3.5±2.5Wo1.0±0.3. Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg)=4.82. Classification: CO3.0. Subtype is from the Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Specimens: type specimen and polished sections at CEREGE. Main mass with Pierre-Marie Pelé. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 280 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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