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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13770 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13770 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 260 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 79 approved meteorites classified as L6-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 8 Apr 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13770 (NWA 13770) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6, melt breccia) History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Mauritania. Physical characteristics: Almost black rock with some patches of fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite consists of sparse unmelted L6-type regions with plagioclase grains about 60 µm in size surrounded by abundant partly recrystallized melt rock with characteristic FeNi metal and sufide spherules. No metal or sulfide veins are observed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 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 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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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