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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11678 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11678 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 1110 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2060 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 20 Feb 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11678 (NWA 11678) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2017 Nov Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) History: Purchased in Temara, Morocco by Adam Aaronson in November 2017. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Closely packed, well-formed chondrules are set in a recrystallized matrix containing altered kamacite and merrillite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa25.5-25.6, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs20.9-21.0Wo1.4-1.5, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs7.4-7.7Wo45.1-45.4, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4). Specimens: 35.4 g including one polished thin section at UWB; main mass with Aaronson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 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) Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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