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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11920 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11920 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 33 approved meteorites classified as H5-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 15 Sep 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 11920 (NWA 11920) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5, melt breccia) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Zagora, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Two small black individuals lacking any fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is strongly brecciated and composed of recrystallized shock melt regions, relict mineral fragments and some preserved clasts (type 5). No pyroxene has been found in the thin section studied. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||