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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11741 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11741 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  773 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 546 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 7 Apr 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11741 (NWA 11741) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) History: The meteorite was bought from a local meteorite dealer in Zagora, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Light brownish to orange individual with some patches of fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a fragmental breccia predominantly composed of blocky up to 4 mm sized orthoproxene crystals. Minor phases include silica, chromite, troilite and metallic iron. Neither plagioclase nor olivine have been found in the section studied. Geochemistry: low-Ca pyroxene: Fs27.5±0.4Wo4.0±0.4 (Fs26.7-28.0Wo3.2-6.8, n=22, FeO/MnO=27-32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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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 9933 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1837 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||