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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14873 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14873 Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 635 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 23 Apr 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 14873 (NWA 14873) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: March, 2022 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite shows dark brownish interior and is predominantly composed of abundant small chondrules, CAIs, and mineral fragments set into a fine-grained matrix. Chondrules have a mean diameter of about 0.2 mm. Opaque phases are metal and troilite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) Polandmet: targoniny 30 43445 Dziegielow Poland, Poland; Website (institutional address; updated 7 May 2021) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9111 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) |