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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12010 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12010 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 483 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 23 Sep 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 12010 (NWA 12010) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Apr Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6) History: Purchased by Martin Goff in April 2018 from a Moroccan dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Mostly recrystallized with rare chondrule remnants. Accessory minerals include sodic plagioclase, stained kamacite, chromite, merrillite, chlorapatite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.5-19.8, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs16.7-17.4Wo1.5-1.3, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs5.6-6.7Wo46.4-45.2, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6). Specimens: 20.1 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Goff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) |
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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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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