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Northwest Africa 11667

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 11667
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 11667
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 682 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	EL6
Recommended:			EL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 133 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites

Comments:

Approved 20 Feb 2018

Writeup

Writeup from MB 107:

Northwest Africa 11667 (NWA 11667)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2017

Classification: Enstatite chondrite (EL6)

History: The meteorite was bought by the main mass holder from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco.

Physical characteristics: Dark brownish individual with some patches of fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorite displays a fine-grained, recrystallized texture of predominantly enstatite, less abundant albitic feldspar, often intergrown daubreelite and troilite, and FeNi metal. No chondrules are visible.

Geochemistry: Feldspar: An_15.3Ab_80.2, n= 12; FeNi metal contains about 1.2 wt% Si

Data from:
  MB107
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Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	P 2017
Mass (g):	682
Pieces:	1
Class:	EL6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Ferrosilite (mol%):	0.4±0.1 (n=17)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.2 (n=17)
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	20.3
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Said Yousfi
Comments:	Submitted by Ansgar Greshake

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Said Yousfi
Ziyao Wang

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)

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