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Northwest Africa 14225
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 14225
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14225
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 194.7 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 110  (2022)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 18 Sep 2021
Data from:
  MB110
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Place of purchase:Talsint, Morocco
Date:P 2021 June
Mass (g):194.7
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):27.7±0.1 (n=4)
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.9±0.2 (n=4)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6±0.3 (n=4)
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):30.5
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Noreddine Azelmat
Comments:Grayish rock with minor fusion crust. Plag grain size is ~30 µm; black shock melt veins.; submitted by Ansgar Greshake
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 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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     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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