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Northwest Africa 14797
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 14797
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14797
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 1782 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 111  (2023)  LL5/6
Recommended:  LL5/6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as LL5/6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 3 Apr 2022
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Writeup from MB 111:

Northwest Africa 14797 (NWA 14797)

Morocco

Purchased: 2021 Oct 24

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5/6)

History: Purchased from a Moroccan dealer at the Munich Mineral Show. The seller states that it was found nearby Dakhla.

Petrography: Bulk Density 3.14 g/cc. Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 3.38; 3.42; 3.4.

Data from:
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Place of purchase:Munich
Date:P 2021 Oct 24
Mass (g):1782
Pieces:1
Class:LL5/6
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):29.2±1 (n=13)
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.8±0.5 (n=12)
Wollastonite (mol%):2.2±0.2 (n=12)
Magnetic suscept.:3.40
Classifier:K. Klemm, M. Patzek, IfP
Type spec mass (g):74.7
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Karl Wimmer
Comments:Working name Dakhla; submitted by Klemm K.
Institutions
   and collections		 IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
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:

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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