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Northwest Africa 14496
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 14496
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14496
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 231 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 110  (2022)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 27 Nov 2021
Data from:
  MB110
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Place of purchase:Assa, Morocco
Date:P 2014 Jan 1
Mass (g):230.5
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):18.7±0.3 (N=12)
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.5±0.2 (N=11)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.1±0.1 (N=11)
Classifier:C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):52.8
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:Mr. Viktor A. Korostyakov
Comments:Submitted by C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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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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Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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