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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11260 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11260 Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 25 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 1 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11260 (NWA 11260) Northwest Africa Purchased: 2005 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4/5) History: Purchased by Ben Hoefnagels in 2005 from Luc Labenne, who had acquired the stone from a Moroccan dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Some well-formed, relatively small chondrules are set in a recrystallized matrix containing relatively abundant stained metal and merrillite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.2-20.0, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs16.5-16.7Wo1.5-1.6, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs5.1-5.6Wo46.5-45.9, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4/5). Specimens: 33 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. B. Hoefnagels. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) Labenne: 23, rue de Esperance, 75013 Paris, France; Website (private address; updated 29 Aug 2012) |
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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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