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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14205 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14205 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8831 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Sep 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14205 (NWA 14205) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Purchased in 2019 by Grant Harkness from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Single stone with dark-brown fusion crust. A shock vein is visible and cuts across the interior of the sample. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) This sample is an ordinary chondrite containing secondary recrystallized feldspar (Av. 25±10 μm) and accessory Fe-Ni metal, troilite, and chromite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa25.6±1.1, range Fa23.9-27.7, n=13), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs21.2±0.9Wo1.3±0.2, range Fs20.4-22.9Wo1.0-1.8, n=14). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5). Specimens: 24 grams and a thin section at Cascadia; main mass with the Harkness Collection. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) |
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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 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names) |