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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14071 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14071 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 400 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 334 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 31 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14071 (NWA 14071) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Apr Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Purchased by Abdelhadi Aithiba in April 2021 from nomads near the border of Libya and Algeria. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Breccia composed of mineral clasts of anorthite (predominant), olivine (very homogeneous in composition), low-Ca pyroxene, subcalcic augite and augite in a fine grained matrix containing Ti-chromite, ilmenite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa40.4-41.6, FeO/MnO = 92-107, N = 4), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs25.1-39.8Wo4.2-7.4, FeO/MnO = 56-60, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs17.6Wo33.9, FeO/MnO = 50), augite (Fs17.2-19.0Wo44.4-40.0, FeO/MnO = 44-48, N = 2), anorthite (An95.8-96.3Or0.1-0.0, N = 3). Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia). Specimens: 20.5 g in the form of a polished endcut at UWB; remainder with Mr. A. Aithiba. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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