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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14040 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14040 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  9.6 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8641 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 8 Jun 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14040 (NWA 14040) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: May, 2021 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Algeria. Physical characteristics: Dark-grayish rock partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The plagioclase grain size is about 30 µm. Contains shock melt veins. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 9305 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||