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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11274 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11274 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 495 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 192 approved meteorites classified as L5/6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 11 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11274 (NWA 11274) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Apr Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5/6) History: Purchased by Mbark Arjdal in April 2015 from a farmer in Zagora, Morocco. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Sparse chondrules occur in a recrystallized matrix containing stained metal, merrillite and chlorapatite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.8-24.9, N = 2), orthopyroxene (Fs20.9-21.2Wo1.6-1.2, N = 2), clinopyroxene (Fs7.7-8.2Wo45.1-44.4, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5/6). Specimens: 22 g including one polished thin sectiont at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Arjdal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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