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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11844 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11844 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 35 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 645 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 4 Jul 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11844 (NWA 11844) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Small dark-brownish individual with some fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite shows a dark-brownish interior and is composed of abundant small chondrules, CAIs, and mineral fragments some of which surrounded by fine-grained dust rims set into a fine-grained matrix. Chondrules have a mean diameter of about 0.2 mm; few regions show brownish staining due to terrestrial weathering. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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