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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12466 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12466 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: Morocco Mass: 34 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 598 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 22 Feb 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12466 (NWA 12466) Morocco Purchased: 2014 Jan Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite) Physical characteristics: Grayish stone. Petrography: Igneous rock with unbrecciated, variolitic texture. Main mienrals are plagioclase and pyroxene. Accessories minerals, troilite, silica polymorph, chromite, metal and ilmenite. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs61.3±0.8Wo6.4±0.2, FeO/MnO= 29.6±1.5 (n=7). Augite exsolution Fs32.2Wo40.1 (n=2). Plagioclase An90.3±0.4Ab9.1±0.3Or0.6±0.1 (n=4). Classification: Eucrite Specimens: 6.06 g and a polished section at CEREGE. Main mass with Pierre-Marie Pelé. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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