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Northwest Africa 11232

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 11232
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 11232
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 150.2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	L(LL)3
Recommended:			L(LL)3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites classified as L(LL)3. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 26 Apr 2017

Writeup

Writeup from MB 106:

Northwest Africa 11232 (NWA 11232)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2016 Nov

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L(LL)3)

History: Purchased by Fabien Kuntz in November 2016 from a dealer in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Closely packed, well-formed chondrules (apparent diameter 500±300 μm) are set in a sparse, fine-grained matrix containing merrillite and chlorapatite.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_0.5-30.2, Cr₂O₃ in ferroan examples < 0.5 wt.%, N = 7), orthopyroxene (Fs_1.0-51.8Wo_0.4-1.4, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs_18.8Wo_30.6), augite (Fs_10.9Wo_37.0). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10^-9 m³/kg) = 4.50.

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L(LL)3).

Specimens: 24.9 g including one polished thin section at PSF; remainder with Mr. F. Kuntz.

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Date:	P 2016 Nov
Mass (g):	150.2
Pieces:	1
Class:	L(LL)3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	0.5-30.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.0-51.8
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.4-1.4
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):	24.9
Type spec location:	PSF
Main mass:	F. Kuntz
Comments:	Work name K318; submitted by A. Irving

Institutions
and collections

PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; 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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Mike Markowitz
Ryan Upchurch
Public domain photographs:
A. Irving

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

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

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