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Northwest Africa 11874
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 11874
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 11874
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 19.8 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 107  (2018)  LL4
Recommended:  LL4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 396 approved meteorites classified as LL4.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 4 Jul 2018
Data from:
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Place of purchase:Said Hadnany, Tucson Gem and Mineral Sho
Date:P 2011 Feb
Mass (g):19.75
Pieces:1
Class:LL4
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):28.2±1
Classifier:J. Poitras and S. Yokoyama, ROM
Type spec mass (g):5.81
Type spec location:ROM
Main mass:DGregory
Comments:ROM Number LM57441; Chondrules not sharply but readily delineated. Undulatory extinction, but few shock veins. Metal lightly oxidized.; submitted by V. Di Cecco, ROM
Institutions
   and collections		 ROM: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011)
DGregory: David Gregory, 230 First Avenue, Suite 108, St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 4P5, Canada (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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