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Northwest Africa 13821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13821 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13821 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: Morocco Mass: 39.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as H~6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 20 Mar 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13821 (NWA 13821) ~31°15’N, ~4°30’W Morocco Find: 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6) History: Discovered by Ait Kabboura Imad close to Taguerount in 2015 Physical characteristics: One dark brown fragment of 39.7 g Petrography: Indistinct chondrules set in a brown stainted matrix with metal and sulfide specks Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.95 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6, W2) Specimens: 8.6 g on deposit at Kiel, Ait Kabboura Imad (Liege/B) holds the main mass, and 4 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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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 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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