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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13662 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13662 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Algeria Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 552 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 16 Jan 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13662 (NWA 13662) Algeria Find: 2019 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: Purchased in 2020 by Shawn Kashay from Mostafa Hnini in Algeria. Later sold to Pat Brown. Physical characteristics: Single stone with dark-brown fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Specimen is composed of abundant chondrules (1.0±0.1 mm)and CAIs (1.1±0.3 mm) set within a fine-grained matrix containing magnetite nodules (some contain up to 1.9 wt% Cr2O3) and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa8.8±12.8, range Fa0.7-64.6, n=41), Low-Ca pyroxene (Fs1.6±0.8Wo0.9±0.3, range Fs0.8-3.0Wo0.6-1.3, n=5). Classification: Carbonaceous Chondrite (CV3) Specimens: 7.5 g at UCLA; main mass with Pat Brown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 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. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1073 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 26 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) |