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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14767 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14767 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Morocco Mass: 945 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6484 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 19 Mar 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 14767 (NWA 14767) Morocco Purchased: 2021.4.8 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) Petrography: The meteorite is composed of sized 0.1-1.6 mm (mean=0.457±0.243 mm) chondrules set in the matrix. Its mineralogy consist of olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase (with grain size 2 μm) and Fe,Ni metal and rare sulfides. Shock melt vein distribute in the rock and cut through the mineral. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa16.9-19.4, N=23; Low-Ca pyroxene Fs4-13.9, Wo0.0-1.9, N=22(EDS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IGCAS: Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China (institutional address; updated 27 Mar 2018) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Chabot N. L., D’Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Komatsu M. and Miao B. (2023) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 111. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 58, 901–904. ?
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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