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Northwest Africa 14524
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 14524
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14524
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 2 kg
Classification
  history:
Recommended:  Lunar (feldsp. breccia)    [explanation]

This is 1 of 312 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia).   [show all]
Search for other: Lunar meteorites
Comments: Approved 15 Dec 2021
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Writeup from MB 110:

Northwest Africa 14524 (NWA 14524)

Morocco

Purchased: 2021

Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)

History: Purchased by Wei Jiang in 2021 from a meteorite dealer

Physical characteristics: The specimen has a fresh surface without fusion crust. Many light grey lithic fragments are agglutinated by dark grey materials.

Petrography: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) This meteorite has a brecciated texture. The anorthosite clasts are set in the fine-grained matrix. The major mineral in this meteorite is plagioclase and minor phases are olivine, pyroxene,ilmenite,troilite and phosphate.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: (J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS) Olivine: Fa24.1± 5.4 (n=30), Fe/Mn=98±10 (mole ratio), low-Ca pyroxene: Fs25.0±5.4Wo5.9±2.7 (n=10), Fe/Mn=51±8 (mole ratio), high-Ca pyroxene: Fs12.8±1.1Wo36.8±3.9 (n=9), Fe/Mn=47±5 (mole ratio), plagioclase: An96.5±0.7Ab3.4±0.7 (n=21).

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:
Place of purchase:Morocco
Date:P 2021
Mass (g):2000
Pieces:20
Class:Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)
Shock stage:high
Weathering grade:low
Fayalite (mol%):24.1±5.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):12.8±1.1;25.0±5.4
Wollastonite (mol%):36.8±3.9;5.9±2.7
Classifier:J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS
Type spec mass (g):20.0
Type spec location:IGGCAS
Main mass:Wei Jiang
Comments:Submitted by J. Ji, S. Hu and Y. Lin, IGGCAS
Institutions
   and collections		 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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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1967 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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