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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12414 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12414 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Morocco Mass: 103.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2062 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Jan 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12414 (NWA 12414) Morocco Purchased: 2002 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) History: Purchased with numerous other unclassified NWA samples from Marvin Kilgore in 2002 Physical characteristics: The meteorite is mostly covered by fusion crust and the rest shows weathering. Petrography: The thin section shows chondrules of different textures and has a lithic fragment one edge. Geochemistry: Avergae olivine is Fa 25.2.4±1.4 (n= 7); Pyroxene Fs20.7±2.6 Wo1.4 (n=7) Classification: Ordinary chondrite L4 with a weathering grade of W2, and a shock stage of S2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
AMNH: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, United States (institutional address; updated 18 May 2013) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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