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Northwest Africa 14521

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Name: Northwest Africa 14521
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14521
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: Morocco
Mass: 518 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 110	(2022)	Martian (shergottite)
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Comments:

Approved 15 Dec 2021

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Writeup from MB 110:

Northwest Africa 14521 (NWA 14521)

Morocco

Purchased: 2021

Classification: Martian meteorite (shergottite)

History: Purchased by Zhishu Wang in 2021 from a meteorite dealer

Physical characteristics: The stone has a round shape without black fusion crust. Some terrestrial silica grains are visible stucked along the surficial cracks of meteorite.

Petrography: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) This meteorite display ophitic textures, mainly composed of pyroxene and maskelynite, with minor merrillite, apatite, ilmenite, troilite and olivine. Most pyroxene grains are zoned in chemical compositions. Shock induced melt rock pockets are observed in the section.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) Pigeonite: Fs_31.5-67.3Wo_16.3-21.4(n=6), augite: Fs_24.4-61.2Wo_22.8-32.7(n=11), pyroxene Fe/Mn=35.4±4.1 (mole ratio, n=17), maskelynite: An_49.6-57.1Ab_41.1-49.1(n=6).

Classification: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) Martian (shergottite)

Specimens: The main mass is held by Zhishu Wang

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	P 2021
Mass (g):	518
Pieces:	1
Class:	Martian meteorite (shergottite)
Shock stage:	moderate
Weathering grade:	low
Ferrosilite (mol%):	31.5-67.3;24.4-61.2
Wollastonite (mol%):	16.3-21.4;22.8-32.7
Classifier:	J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	IGGCAS
Main mass:	Zhishu Wang
Comments:	Submitted by J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS

Institutions
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IGGCAS: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China (institutional address; updated 16 Oct 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
Public domain photographs:
Ji Jianglong

Geography:

Morocco

Morocco

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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