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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13667 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13667 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 80 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 628 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13667 (NWA 13667) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: Purchased in 2016 by Matthew Stream from a seller in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Single stone with weathered fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Specimen is composed of chondrules (0.9±0.1mm) and CAIs (1.0±0.2mm) set within a fine-grained matrix containing magnetite nodules. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa16.6±15.9, range Fa0.4-47.3, n=42), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs1.6±0.3Wo1.0±0.3, range Fs1.2-2.2Wo0.8-1.7, n=7). Classification: Carbonaceous Chondrite (CV3) Specimens: 17.1 g at UCLA; main mass with Matthew Stream. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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