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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11727 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11727 Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 3.62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8891 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 7 Mar 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11727 (NWA 11727) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2005 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Purchased by an anonymous collector from a dealer at the Munich Show in 2005, subsequently acquired by the Hollis Collection and then donated to PSF. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Sparse chondrules occur in a recrystallized matrix containing altered metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.7-25.1, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs20.9-21.0Wo1.3-1.6, N = 2), clinopyroxene (Fs7.2-7.9Wo45.2-44.7, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5). Specimens: The entire specimen including one polished thin section is at PSF. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) |
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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 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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