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Northwest Africa 14676

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 14676
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14676
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 500 g

Classification
history:

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H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11284 approved meteorites (plus 22 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 19 Feb 2022

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	P 2021
Mass (g):	500
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	17.8±0.2 (n=5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.0±0.2 (n=5)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3±0.2 (n=5)
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	34.4
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Marcin Cimala
Comments:	Grayish rock with minor fusion crust. The plagioclase grain size is about 40 µm. Contains black shock melt veins.; submitted by Ansgar Greshake

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9368 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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