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Northwest Africa 12724
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 12724
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 12724
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 126 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 108  (2020)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 9 Aug 2019
Data from:
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Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P March 2018
Mass (g):126
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):26.0±0.8 (n=5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.6±0.8 (n=8)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6±0.1
Classifier:V. Moggi Cecchi, G. Pratesi, MSN-FI
Type spec mass (g):21
Type spec location:MSN-FI
Main mass:Mimaghador
Comments:Field label Mima 53; submitted by Vanni Moggi Cecchi
Institutions
   and collections		 MSN-FI: Museo di Storia Naturale “La Specola”, Sez. Mineralogia – Sistema Museale dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze Via Giorgio La Pira, 4 – 50121 Firenze, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 24 Oct 2022)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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