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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12730 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12730 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Algeria Mass: 163 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 270 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 8 Jul 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12730 (NWA 12730) Algeria Find: 2017 Classification: Mesosiderite History: Bought by Zaid Sbiti in 2017, then bought from Mohamed Elguirah in October 2018 Physical characteristics: Full stone with remants of fusion crust Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Stony-iron meteorite with silicate grain size 500 µm (pyroxene plagioclase) and abundant metal with grain size several mm. Accessory minerals include chromite, silica polymorph (to 50 µm), troilite. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs32.5±0.3Wo3.7±0.8, FeO/MnO 23.4±1.8 (n=3). Plagioclase An92.5±1.2Ab7.4±1.1Or0.1±0.1 (n=3). Classification: Mesosiderite. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1336 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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