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Nova 021
Basic information Name: Nova 021
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: (unknown)
Mass:help 62 kg
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 021

(unknown)

Purchased: 2016

Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB-MG)

History: Purportedly found in Copiapo, Chile. Presented to UCLA by D. Ruiz in 2016.

Geochemistry: (J.T. Wasson, UCLA): INAA data (average of two samples), Ni = 64.8, Co = 4.56 (both mg/g), Ga = 86.4, As = 10.5, W = 1.22, Ir = 3.39, Au = 1.43 (all µg/g).

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

Specimens: Type specimen at UCLA.

Data from:
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Date:P 2016
Mass (g):62000
Pieces:1
Class:Iron, IAB-MG
Classifier:J.T. Wasson, UCLA
Type spec mass (g):132
Type spec location:UCLA
Main mass:unknown
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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