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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11808 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11808 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 412 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 127 approved meteorites classified as CK4. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 28 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11808 (NWA 11808) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2017 Nov Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK4) History: Found by a camel herder in November 2017 near Tarfaya El Hagounia, Morocco and purchased by Mbark Arjdal. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Separated, well-formed. magnetite-bearing granular chondrules (apparent diameter 770±380 µm, N = 20) and sparse very fine grained CAI are set in a fine grained matrix containing orange-stained Cr-magnetite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa34.3-34.3, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs9.3-9.8Wo46.5-46.0, N = 2), orthopyroxene (Fs27.0Wo3.9). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK4). Specimens: 20.2 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Arjdal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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