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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13544 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13544 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 2.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 217 approved meteorites classified as CK5. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 12 Dec 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13544 (NWA 13544) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2020 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5) History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Algeria. Physical characteristics: Dark-grayish individual with some fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a grayish to greenish interior and is predominantly composed of recrystallized olivine-dominated matrix with some separated and still well defined chondrules (mean diameter 0.8 mm). Cr-rich magnetite is abundant. More minor phases include intermediate plagioclase, low-Ca pyroxene, and FeS; metal was not detected. Geochemistry: olivine: Fa30.2±0.2 (FeO/MnO=99±12, n=12); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs25.7±0.2Wo0.6±0.1, n=9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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