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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13394 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13394 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 480 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites classified as LL6-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 5 Sep 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13394 (NWA 13394) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2020 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6, melt breccia) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Smara, West Sahara. Physical characteristics: Eleven dark brownish fragments without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a breccia composed of recrystallized melt regions and few chondritic clasts with sparse relict chondrules. Predominant phase include olivine, low-Ca pyroxene, Ca-pyroxene, sodic and sometimes exsolved plagioclase (grain size about 60 µm), metal, and FeS. Metal and sulfides often form blebs. Olivine shows strong mosaicism. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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