![]() |
||
|
Northwest Africa 14523 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14523 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14523 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 312 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 15 Dec 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup![]() |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14523 (NWA 14523) Morocco Purchased: 2020 Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Purchased by Wei Jiang in 2020 from a meteorite dealer Physical characteristics: The specimen is partially covered by glass with smooth surface. Some grey silicates and white plagioclase clasts are visible in the exposed surface. Petrography: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) This meteorite is mainly composed of fine-grained matrix. Some magnesian anorthosite and anorthosite clasts, are embeded by the fine-grained matrix. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) Olivine: Fa20.9± 3.0 (n=17), Fe/Mn=97±9 (mole ratio), pyroxene: Fs20.1±4.5Wo10.2±3.1 (n=8), Fe/Mn=54±3 (mole ratio), plagioclase: An96.4±0.8Ab3.6±0.7 (n=13). Classification: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) Lunar feldspathic breccia Specimens: The main mass is held by Wei Jiang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutions and collections |
IGGCAS: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China (institutional address; updated 16 Oct 2011) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catalogs: |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos: |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geography:![]() |
Statistics: This is 1 of 1972 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) |