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Northwest Africa 13092
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 13092
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 13092
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 174.2 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 109  (2020)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6775 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 18 Jan 2020
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Writeup from MB 109:

Northwest Africa 13092 (NWA 13092)

Morocco

Purchased: 2014 Feb

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6)

History: Purchased from a Moroccan dealer in 2014

Physical characteristics: Physical Characteristics: Covered with black fusion crust. Saw cut reveals abundant metal and sulfides.

Petrography: (AS Djakaria and IJ Ong, UAz) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows chondrules of 500-1500 μm. Plagioclase grains 100-200 μm observed. Large, moderately oxidized, kamacite and taenite grains are common and are connected by a widespread set of complex, convoluted, small metal veins incorporating numerous small silicate inclusions. Troilite, chromite, merrillite, and chlorapatite are also present.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: (AS Djakaria and IJ Ong, UAz) Olivine Fa18.9±0.2, Fe/Mn=36.9±1.7, n=10; low-Ca pyroxene Fs16.8±0.4Wo1.7±0.1, Fe/Mn=22.9±1.5, n=10; Kamacite Fe=91.51±0.82, Ni=6.93±0.21, Co=0.51±0.03, n=3.

Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H6), Weathering grade W2.

Specimens: 22.4 g and epoxy mount deposit at UAz. Fredric Stephan holds the main mass.

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Place of purchase:Tucson
Date:P 2014 Feb
Mass (g):174.2
Pieces:1
Class:H6
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):18.9±0.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.8±0.4
Wollastonite (mol%):1.7±0.1
Classifier:AS Djakaria and IJ Ong, UAz
Type spec mass (g):22.4
Type spec location:UAz
Main mass:Fredric Stephan
Comments:Working name SH1; submitted by T. Swindle
Institutions
   and collections
UAz: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, United States (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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