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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14350 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14350 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 1000 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2060 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 17 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14350 (NWA 14350) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) History: Purchased from a Moroccan mineral dealer at the mineral show in Bologna, Italy. Purportedly found in Mauritania. Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Unbrecciated ordinary chondrite, consisting of well-defined chondrules of various textural types with apparent sizes up to ~3 mm. The mean apparent chondrule size is 491 µm (n=72). Accessory phases are Fe-Ni metal and troilite, mostly residing outside of chondrules. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: The mean olivine composition is Fa24.3±0.4 (Fa23.6-25.0; n=11) and the mean low-Ca pyroxene composition is Fs18.0±3.8Wo1.2±0.8 (Fs8.6-20.8Wo0.1-3.0; n=31). Classification: L chondrite based on mean apparent chondrule size and olivine chemistry. Petrologic type 4 based on the equilibrated state of olivine and unequilibrated state of low-Ca pyroxene. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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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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