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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12665 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12665 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 348 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 40 approved meteorites classified as H5-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 27 Jun 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12665 (NWA 12665) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5, melt breccia) History: The meteorite was purchased from a Morrocan dealer at the mineral show in Hamburg, Germany. Physical characteristics: Seven black fragments partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays an almost black interior and consists of abundant and partly recrystallized melt rock regions with characteristic FeNi metal and sufide spherules. Unmelted chondritic regions are type H5 (plagioclase grain size about 30 μm) and contain few relict chondrules; no metal or sulfide veins are observed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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