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Northwest Africa 12845

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 12845
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 12845
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 607 g

Classification
history:

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 3 Aug 2019

Data from:
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Date:	P 2019 Mar
Mass (g):	607
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Weathering grade:	W1
Magnetic suscept.:	4.67
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	26.2
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Kuntz
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	work name K422. Brecciated.; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

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)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150

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Photos:

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Ryan Upchurch

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

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

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