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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11702 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11702 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Mauritania Mass: 33 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 24 Feb 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11702 (NWA 11702) Mauritania Purchased: 2017 Sep Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: Purchased by Jason Bliss in September 2017 from a Mauritanian dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Breccia consisting of closely packed clasts with rare remnant chondrules in a dominant recrystallized, poikiloblastic matrix containing stained metal and chlorapatite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa29.7-30.0, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs22.9-23.6Wo2.7-3.9, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs10.6-11.4Wo42.5-42.2, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6 breccia). Specimens: 8.4 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. J. Bliss. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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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 220 approved meteorites from Mauritania (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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