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Northwest Africa 12363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12363 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12363 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 2.7 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites classified as L4-5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12363 (NWA 12363) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 April Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4-5) Petrography: The rock is brecciated and consists of different lithologies with different degree of recrystallization. The type 4 fragments still have unequilibrated low-Ca- pyroxene. Low-Ca pyroxene of the equilibrated clasts is Fs20.0±0.2. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4-5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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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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