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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14002 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 811 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 31 May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14002 (NWA 14002) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Purchased in 2019 by Geologist Juan Aviles Poblador from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Single stone with visible fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) This sample contains chondrules (640±100 µm, n=11) set in a fine-grained matrix with accesory Fe-Ni metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa17.9±11.5 ,range Fa2.2-48.4, n=50), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs8.6±6.7Wo1.2±0.8, range Fs1.1-24.4Wo0.5-3.2, n=15). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) based on range in Fa and Fs values, and on average chondrule diameter. Specimens: 29 g and a thin section at Cascadia; main mass with Juan Aviles Poblador. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Cascadia: Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, Portland State University, Department of Geology, Room 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 28 Oct 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 9111 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) |