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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12990 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12990 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  788 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites classified as L6-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 30 Nov 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12990 (NWA 12990) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2019 Apr Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6, melt breccia) Physical characteristics: Single stone with remnants of fusion crust. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Melt rock suported breccia. Ordinary chondritic clasts are petrologic type 6. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) 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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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9921 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1838 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||