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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13136 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13136 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Algeria Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 783 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 21 Mar 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13136 (NWA 13136) Algeria Find: 2017 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Purchased in 2018 by Matthew Stream from Didi Baidari in Algeria. Physical characteristics: Single stone with dark-brown fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Abundant chondrules (750±100 μm) and some clasts set in a fine-grained matrix containing accessory troilite, Fe oxides, and Fe-Ni metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa12.0-43.5, n=30), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs1.3-34.0 Wo0.2-2.1, n=60). Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (L3) due to chondrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Specimens: 21.78 grams at UCLA; main mass with Matthew Stream. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) FSU: Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-4100, United States (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2010) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1187 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 28 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) |