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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13970 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13970 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 500 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 651 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Jun 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13970 (NWA 13970) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 5 Jan 2021 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The meteorite was acquired by the mass holder in Ain Ben Tili, Mauritania. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite shows a brownish interior and is predominantly composed of abundant small chondrules, CAIs, and mineral fragments set into a fine-grained matrix. Chondrules have a mean diameter of about 0.2 mm and are partly surrounded by fine-grained dust rims. Opaque phases are often altered metal and troilite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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