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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12478 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12478 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 19.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3295 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 4 Feb 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12478 (NWA 12478) Morocco, (Northwest Africa) Find: 2017 Mar Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5) Physical characteristics: Crusted stone. Cut surface reveals light-gray interior with clasts and visible chondrules Petrography: Type 5 ordinary chondrite with sub-rounded highly recrystallized (type 6) clasts up to 250 μm in size. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023) |
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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 25 approved meteorites from Morocco, (Northwest Africa) This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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