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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11468 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11468 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 20.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 633 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 Nov 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11468 (NWA 11468) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2017 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was bought from a Moroccan meteorite dealer at the meteorite fair in Ensisheim, France. Physical characteristics: Dark greyish individual with desert varnished surface. Petrography: The meteorite is composed of chondrules (average apparent size 240 μm), chondrule pseudomorphs and rare CAIs set into an abundant fine-grained Fe-rich matrix of mainly phyllosilicates (as indicated by fibrous appearance), carbonates, and pyrrhotite. Most components are surrounded by fine-grained accretionary rims. Several chondrules show brownish stainig due to terrestrial alteration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Statistics: This is 1 of 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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