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Northwest Africa 12699
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 12699
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 12699
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 61 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 108  (2020)  CK3
Recommended:  CK3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites classified as CK3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CK chondrites, CK3 chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 18 Aug 2019
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Writeup from MB 108:

Northwest Africa 12699 (NWA 12699)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2018

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK3)

History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Erfoud, Morocco.

Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorite is composed of sparse well defined chondrules (apparent mean diameter about 600 μm) set into abundant matrix dominated by Fe-rich olivine, plagioclase, and Cr-rich magnetite. Minor phases include low-Ca pyroxene, Ca-pyroxene, and FeNi-sulfides. Olivine and pyroxene appear equilibrated in the matrix and show strong compositional zoning in chondrules and chondrule fragments. The meteorite is a breccia and contains abundant and up to 1 mm wide shock melt veins.

Geochemistry: Fe-rich matrix olivine: Fa32.3±0.4, FeO/MnO=110±8, n=10; unequilibrated olivine: Fa17.0±9.4 (Fa0.9-31.7, n=19); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs9.3±8.5Wo1.3±0.2 (Fs2.2-22.9Wo0.9-1.6, n=7); Ca-pyroxene: Fs10.3±1.0Wo45.0±3.1, n=12

Data from:
  MB108
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:P 2018
Mass (g):61
Pieces:1
Class:CK3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):32.3; 17.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):9.3; 10.3
Wollastonite (mol%):1.3; 45.0
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):12.2
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Harald Stehlik
Comments:Submitted by Ansgar Greshake
Institutions
   and collections
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address)
Catalogs:
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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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