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Northwest Africa 14329

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 14329
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14329
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 583 g

Classification
history:

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Eucrite [explanation]

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Comments:

Approved 6 Oct 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

Northwest Africa 14329 (NWA 14329)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: June, 2021

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite)

History: The meteorite was purchased from a group of meteorite hunters in Nouadhibou, Mauritania in June, 2021.

Physical characteristics: Three fragments almost completly covered with fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorite is an unbrecciated basalt showing intersertal texture with domains of recrystallized mesostasis. Main minerals are exsolved pyroxene and often lath-shaped calcic plagioclases. Minor phases are silica, chromite, ilmenite, Fes, and metallic iron.

Geochemistry: low-Ca pyroxene: Fs_57.8±0.3Wo_6.3±0.4(Fs_57.4-58.7Wo_5.3-6.7, n=12, FeO/MnO=29-32); Ca-pyroxene: Fs_29.8±0.2Wo_40.9±0.3(Fs_29.3-30.0Wo_40.5-41.4, n=11, FeO/MnO=31-36); calcic plagioclase: An_89.1±0.4(An_88.3-90.1, n=12)

Data from:
  MB110
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Place of purchase:	Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Date:	P June, 2021
Mass (g):	583
Pieces:	3
Class:	Eucrite
Shock stage:	low
Weathering grade:	low
Ferrosilite (mol%):	57.8; 29.8
Wollastonite (mol%):	6.3; 40.9
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	23.4
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Salamu Ali
Comments:	Submitted by Ansgar Greshake

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Eric Escrich

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names)

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