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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11937 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11937 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 484 approved meteorites classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 31 Aug 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup![]() |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11937 (NWA 11937) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: The meteorite was bought from a Moroccan meteorite dealer at a mineral fair in Ensisheim, France. Physical characteristics: Seventeen small dark brownish individuals without fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of chondrules (mean diameter about 0.8 mm; up to 4 mm sized), CAIs, and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained dark brownish matrix. Type II chondrules are absent. Few 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) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, in preparation (2018)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6631 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 2036 unapproved names) |