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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13068 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13068 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 80 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 645 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 Feb 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13068 (NWA 13068) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2019 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of abundant small chondrules, CAIs, and their fragments set in a fine-grained, almost black matrix. Chondrules are dominantly porphyritic type I and about 180 µm in mean diameter. Sulfides and FeNi metal are present in matrix and chondrules. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 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. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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