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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13953 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13953 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Algeria Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 612 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 31 May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13953 (NWA 13953) Algeria Purchased: 2021 Feb 1 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: Purchased over the Internet from anonymous finder; was shipped from Spain. Physical characteristics: A dark browish-black, ovoid stone similar to an avocado and with an exterior to match - a pitted, relict fusion-crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Sample contains abundant chondrules (Av. 1.0 mm, up to 2.5 mm) and CAIs set in a fine-grained opaque matrix. Accesory phases include magnetite and pentlandite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa22.4±15.4, range Fa0.6-51.4, n=35), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs1.9±0.2Wo0.7±0.1, range Fs1.6-2.2Wo0.7-1.0, n=11). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3). Specimens: 21.8 g at UCLA; main mass with Verish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) Verish: Robert Verish, Meteorite-Recovery Lab, P.O. Box 463084, Escondido, CA 92046, United States; Website (private address; updated 27 May 2009) |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 1277 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) |