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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12186 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12186 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 682 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites classified as Pallasite. [show all] Search for other: Metal-rich meteorites, Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 Nov 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 12186 (NWA 12186) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Pallasite History: The meteorite was bought from a local meteorite dealer in Algeria. Physical characteristics: Brownish individual lacking any fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is composed of typically 5 mm sized brownish olivine set into abundant and well preserved FeNi metal matrix. Ni-poor regions contain about 5 wt% and Ni-rich regions up to 31.6 wt% Ni. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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