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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14466 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14466 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: Niger Mass:  1489 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 256 approved meteorites classified as H5/6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 13 Nov 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14466 (NWA 14466) Niger Purchased: 2020 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5/6) History: Jean-Benoît de Mascarel purchased from a mineral and artefact dealer this stone found by a touareg who had just crossed a tract of desert. Classification: This stone is unrelated to the six stones of NWA 14466. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) |
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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 123 approved meteorites from Niger (plus 6 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||