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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13979 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13979 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 1321 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 334 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Jun 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13979 (NWA 13979) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Purchased by Mohammed Sbai in 2013 from a dealer in Boujdour, Morocco and subsequently acquired by Maryam al Faheem in Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, UAE in December 2020. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Breccia composed predominantly of mineral clasts of anorthite, olivine, pigeonite, exsolved pigeonite, subcalcic augite and augite, plus sparse basaltic lithic clasts, in a fine grained matrix containing accessory ilmenite, low-Ti chromite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa29.2-54.1, FeO/MnO = 91-113, N = 5), low-Ca pyroxene host (Fs26.9-43.4Wo1.5-2.9, FeO/MnO = 59-61, N = 2), pigeonite (Fs34.4Wo6.1, FeO/MnO = 58), subcalcic augite (Fs19.1Wo32.5, FeO/MnO = 44), augite (Fs14.3-20.0Wo39.9-43.6, FeO/MnO = 44-47, N = 2), plagioclase (An95.2-97.0Or0.1, N = 3). Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia). Specimens: 22.1 g including one polished endcut at UWB; remainder with M. al Faheem. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) WUSL: Washington Univ., One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) |
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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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