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Northwest Africa 13790
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 13790
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 13790
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2020
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 838 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 110  (2022)  Winonaite
Recommended:  Winonaite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites classified as Winonaite.   [show all]
Search for other: Primitive achondrites, Winonaites
Comments: Approved 28 Mar 2021
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Northwest Africa 13790 (NWA 13790)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2020 Nov

Classification: Primitive achondrite (Winonaite)

Physical characteristics: Some fragments have fusion crust. The main mass is 131.4 g.

Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Coarse-grained mafic rock, consisting of olivine (~45 vol%), low-Ca pyroxene (~10 vol%), Ca-rich pyroxene (~20 vol%), plagioclase (~10 vol%), Fe-Ni metal (~15 vol%), and small amounts of troilite. Olivine grains with reverse chemical zoning (Mg-rich reduction rims) occur. Metal occurs as isolated grains and as veins up to several cm in length. The rock shows a metamorphic texture with frequent 120° triple junctions at crystal boundaries and partly poikilitic intergrowths. Typical grain sizes vary between 100 and 500 µm. However, cm-sized areas of olivine and pyroxene, respectively, show identical optical orientation.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: The mean olivine composition is Fa3.4±0.6 (Fa2.0-4.1; n=15); Fe/Mn (at.): 15.8. The mean low-Ca pyroxene composition is Fs4.4±0.3Wo1.9±0.2 (Fs3.9-5.0Wo1.6-2.2; n=15); Fe/Mn (at.): 12.6. The mean composition of Ca-rich pyroxene is Fs1.3±0.3Wo43.8±0.6 (Fs0.9-2.2Wo42.9-45.1; n=15); Fe/Mn (at.): 10.7. The mean feldspar composition is An20.9±0.7Or3.0±0.5 (An19.9-22.1Or2.1-3.8; n=10).

Classification: Winonaite, based on the mineral chemistry and the high abundance and shape of Fe-Ni metal.

Specimens: Main mass with Ben Hoefnagels. 180 g (14 pieces) with Mohamed Ali Loud.

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
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Place of purchase:Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Date:P 2020 Nov
Mass (g):838
Pieces:27
Class:Winonaite
Shock stage:M-S1
Weathering grade:Low
Fayalite (mol%):3.4±0.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):4.4±0.3; 1.3±0.3
Wollastonite (mol%):1.9±0.2; 43.8±0.6
Classifier:K. Metzler, IfP
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Ben Hoefnagels
Comments:Submitted by K. Metzler, IfP
Institutions
   and collections		 IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
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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     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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