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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12467 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12467 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 34.6 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 12467 (NWA 12467) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Jun Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite) History: Purchased in june 2015 at Sainte Marie aux Mines mineral show Physical characteristics: Brownish crusted stone. Cut surface reveals light-gray interior. Petrography: Igneous rock with brecciated variety of textures. Main minerals are pyroxene and plagioclase. Metal rich clasts. Accessory silica polymorph, metal, troilite, chromite and ilmenite. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs44.5±8.2Wo12.2±6.4 (n=13), rangeFs32.9-59.8Wo21.8-4.1, FeO/MnO=31.8±1.8. Plagioclase An86.0Ab13.3Or0.7 (n=2). Classification: Eucrite Specimens: 9.65 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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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