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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11513 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11513 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 2.06 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 Nov 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11513 (NWA 11513) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2017 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: A batch of identical stones was purchased by Ben Hoefnagels in 2016 from a Moroccan dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Sparse chondrules (some well-formed) occur in a recrystallized matrix containing lightly stained metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa25.3-25.6, N = 2), orthopyroxene (Fs20.1-20.3Wo1.2-1.9, N = 2), subcalcic augite (Fs10.5Wo34.5), augite (Fs7.9Wo43.7). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5). Specimens: 21.55 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) |
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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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