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Northwest Africa 14806

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 14806
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14806
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 120 g

Classification
history:

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CO3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 642 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites

Comments:

Approved 17 Apr 2022

Writeup

Writeup from MB 111:

Northwest Africa 14806 (NWA 14806)

(Northwest Africa)

Find: 2021 Sep

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3)

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrules with average chondrule apparent diameter 230±100 µm (n=38), and small CAIs set in a fine grained iron-rich matrixOpaque minerals are Fe,Ni metal and troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_27.0±20.0, range Fa_1.3-69.9, Fa PMD 60% (n=14). Cr₂O₃ in ferroan olivine 0.28±0.12 (n=12). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_2.7±0.6Wo_0.9±0.6(n=5), Fs_52.5Wo_1.7(n=1). Ca-pyroxene Fs_1.9Wo_44.7(n=1).

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3). Fa range and Cr₂O₃ content of ferroan olivine suggest a low petrographic subtype.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Laurent Lodé.

Data from:
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Date:	2021 Sep
Mass (g):	120
Pieces:	2
Class:	CO3
Weathering grade:	moderate
Fayalite (mol%):	27.0±20.0 (n=14)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	11.0±18.6 (n=6)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2±0.6
Magnetic suscept.:	4.27
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	20.1
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Laurent Lodé
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	work name CM114; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)

Catalogs:

References:

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

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Antonello Petriccione

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names)

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