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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11872 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11872 Observed fall: No Year found: 2007 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 6.22 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2060 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 30 Jun 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11872 (NWA 11872) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2007 June Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) History: Purchased from a moroccan mineral dealer at the meteorite show in Ensisheim, France. Physical characteristics: Individual with about 50% fusion crust and deep, well-developed regmaglypts. The fusion crust and old fracture planes appear light brown, in contrast to the shock-darkened interior which is exposed on younger fracture planes. Petrography: Brecciated shock-darkened ordinary chondrite with well-preserved chondrules. Silicates with tiny metal and sulfide veins along cracks and grain boundaries. Shock-deformed apatite with enclosed silicate clasts. One large sulfide grain (1.2 cm) was found. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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