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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14237 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14237 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 51.9 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as R4-6. [show all] Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 31 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14237 (NWA 14237) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Jun Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R4-6) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Talsint, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Grayish rock with some fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a fresh grayish interior and is a breccia composed of up to 3 mm sized angular to subrounded type 6 clasts in abundant type 4 host material consisting of chondrules and interchondrule matrix. Chondrules have an average diameter of about 450 µm. Ferroan olivine and sodic plagioclase are the most abundant mineral phases in all lithologies. Low-Ca pyroxenes are often compositionally unequilibrated in type 4 material. Opaque phases are troilite, pentlandite, and Ti-bearing chromite; metal is absent. Geochemistry: olivine: Fa38.0±0.3 (Fa37.6-38.4, n=13); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs29.7±0.2Wo2.2±0.4 (Fs29.3-29.9Wo1.6-2.8, n=10); Ca-pyroxene: Fs11.7±1.4Wo44.2±1.6 (Fs10.4-13.8Wo41.9-46.2, n=9); feldspar: An7.1-10.9Ab85.9-89.1Or1.6-4.1, n=11; type 4 lithology low-Ca pyroxene: Fs14.6±1.6Wo0.4±0.1 (Fs12.4-16.5Wo0.3-0.6, n=10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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