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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11464 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11464 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 42 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 74 approved meteorites classified as R3. [show all] Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 Nov 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11464 (NWA 11464) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2017 Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3) History: The meteorite was bought from a Moroccan meteorite dealer on the meteorite fair in Ensisheim, France. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish idividual without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a light brownish to orange interior and is composed of type 3 clasts and matrix. Fe-rich olivine is the dominant mineral phase in the matrix. Chondrules average apparent size is about 400 µm. Minor phases include pentlandite, sodic plagioclase, and Ti-bearing chromite; no metal has been detected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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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 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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