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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14056 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14056 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 11.6 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 520 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 24 Jul 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14056 (NWA 14056) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) History: Found in 2020 by meteorite hunters in the north of Mali; all material purchased by a consortium of meteorite collectors in 2021. Physical characteristics: The stones show macroscopically visible brecciation with mm-sized angular and subrounded clasts in a fine-grained yellowish matrix. Some stones show relicts of fusion crust. Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Monomict achondritic breccia consisting of diogenite clasts (lithic clasts and pyroxene fragments), embedded in fine-grained related debris. Accessories are chromite (up to 800 µm), troilite, and small amounts of terrestrially altered metal. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Pyroxene: Fs27.7±0.5Wo1.5±0.3 (Fs26.8-28.3Wo1.1-2.0); mean Fe/Mn (at.): 28.2; n=11. Classification: Diogenite (monomict) Specimens: Miguel Angel Contreras (5.3 kg; largest piece 3.5 kg); Sean Mahoney (2.9 kg); Mohamed Ali Loud (2.1 kg); Mark Lyon (1.3 kg). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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