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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14277 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14277 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8876 approved meteorites (plus 5 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 6 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14277 (NWA 14277) Morocco Find: 2020 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Purchased in 2020 by Alex Folta from Mohamed el Guirah in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Sample displays 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. ~ 30 µm) and accessory Fe-Ni metal and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.4±0.4, range Fa23.5-24.9, n=16), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs20.4±0.5 Wo1.9±0.4, range Fs19.7-21.6 Wo1.4-2.6, n=22). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5). Specimens: 49.8 grams and a thin section at Cascadia; 202.5g main mass with David Martin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Statistics: This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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