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Nova 020
Basic information Name: Nova 020
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: (unknown)
Mass:help 538 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 107  (2018)  Iron, IAB-MG
Recommended:  Iron, IAB-MG    [explanation]

This is 1 of 123 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 30 Jun 2018
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Writeup from MB 107:

Nova 020

(unknown)

Purchased: 2014

Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB-MG)

History: Purportedly found in Licking River, KY, USA. Presented to UCLA by P. Allen in 2014.

Geochemistry: (J.T. Wasson, UCLA): INAA data, Ni = 65.2, Co = 4.58 (both mg/g), Ga = 89.5, As = 11.5, W = 1.27, Ir = 3.93, Au = 1.444 (all µg/g).

Classification: Iron, IAB main group. Probably paired with Campo del Cielo.

Specimens: Main mass at UCLA.

Data from:
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Date:P 2014
Mass (g):538
Pieces:1
Class:Iron, IAB-MG
Classifier:J.T. Wasson, UCLA
Type spec mass (g):538
Type spec location:UCLA
Main mass:UCLA
Comments:Submitted by J.T. Wasson
Institutions
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UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 35 approved meteorites from (unknown) (plus 15 unapproved names)
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