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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12959 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12959 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Algeria Mass: 294 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 628 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 16 Nov 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12959 (NWA 12959) Algeria Purchased: 2019 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: Purchased in Morocco in 2019. Physical characteristics: Dark stone. Cut face reveals a dark interior with chondrules and CAIs. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrules (average apparent diameter 890±270 µm, n=15) and CAIs set in a iron-rich fine-grained matrix. Opaques are sulfides and magnetite. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa9.2±4.2 (n=4). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs3.4±1.8Wo2.4±1.0 (n=4). Matrix microprobe over an area of 30 × 30 µm: total 100.0%, FeO 39.9 wt% (n=1). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3). Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Isabelle Pothier. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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