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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13129 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13129 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: Morocco Mass: 7.8 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8876 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Jan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13129 (NWA 13129) Morocco Purchased: Feb 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Purchased from Adam Aaronson who purchased it from Morocco. Catalogued at ROM as M58186 Petrography: Sample has a highly recrystallized coarse grained matrix bearing chondrules which are readily delineated. Unulatory extinction is visible in olivine grains, however no shock veins are present. Minor oxide rims are visible around metal and sulfides. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
ROM: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011) Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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