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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11845 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11845 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 69 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 4 Jul 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11845 (NWA 11845) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Dark greyish individual with patches of fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of separated well-defined chondrules (mean diameter about 1.0 mm), CAIs (up to 4 mm), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained almost black matrix. Type II chondrules are absent. Some chondrules show reddish 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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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