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Northwest Africa 14089
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 14089
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14089
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2020
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 683 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 110  (2022)  Eucrite
Recommended:  Eucrite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 616 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 6 Jul 2021
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Writeup from MB 110:

Northwest Africa 14089 (NWA 14089)

Algeria

Find: 2020

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite)

History: Acquired by Daniel Sheikh from Aziz Zad in June 2021.

Physical characteristics: Single stone with dark brown fusion crust.

Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) Specimen is composed of angular to sub-rounded clasts and elongate grains made up primarily of plagioclase and pyroxene (up to ~1.5 mm) and set within a finer-grained matrix containing accessory SiO2-rich glass and ilmenite.

Geochemistry: Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs52.5±1.3 Wo3.4±1.3, range Fs50.2-55.8Wo1.7-5.5, Fe/Mn=31±3, n=18), Pigeonite (Fs44.7±4.4Wo16.0±5.9, range Fs37.9-51.7 Wo7.0-23.4, Fe/Mn=31±5, n=18), Augite (Fs29.1±4.3 Wo34.8±5.4, range Fs21.1-37.7Wo25.1-43.8, Fe/Mn=29±4, n=25), Calcic Plagioclase (An84.9±2.6, range An80.0-89.8, n=42).

Classification: Achondrite (Eucrite).

Specimens: 43 grams at Cascadia, main mass with D. Sheikh.

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Date:2020
Mass (g):683
Pieces:1
Class:Eucrite
Shock stage:moderate
Weathering grade:low
Ferrosilite (mol%):52.5±1.3, 44.7±4.4, 29.1±4.3
Wollastonite (mol%):3.4±1.3, 16.0±5.9, 34.8±5.4
Classifier:D. Sheikh, Cascadia
Type spec mass (g):43
Type spec location:Cascadia
Main mass:D. Sheikh
Comments:Submitted by Daniel Sheikh
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)
Catalogs:
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:

Algeria
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1399 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 33 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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