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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12753 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12753 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 633 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Aug 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12753 (NWA 12753) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2017 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock with some fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a brecciated brownish to black interior and is composed of small (about 0.1-0.4 mm in diameter) chondrules, chondrule pseudomorphs, mineral fragments and rare CAIs most of which are surrounded by fine-grained dust rims set into an abundant fine-grained matrix. Matrix constituents include phyllosilicates with fibrous appearance, carbonates, and rare sulfides. Only few FeNi spheres were found enclosed within forsteritic olivine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Statistics: This is 1 of 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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