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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11881 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11881 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 590 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 848 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 8 Jul 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11881 (NWA 11881) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Bought from Mohamed Elguirah in Zagora in 2018. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Packed chondrules with average size about 700 μm. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa7.3-29.1, Fa PMD=32%. Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.07±0.07 wt% (n=7). Classification: L3. L group based on magnetic susceptibility and chondrule size. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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