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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14825 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14825 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Algeria Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 820 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 8 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 14825 (NWA 14825) Algeria Purchased: 2021 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Found in Algeria. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021. Physical characteristics: A single dark stone without fusion crust. The stone contains a ~ 2x3 cm white clast. Cut surface reveals a dark interior with white clasts to several mm. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Black chondrite with pervasive silicate darkening. Some parts have a cluster texture (Metzler, 2012). Opaque minerals are metal and troilite. Geochemistry: Both the cluster chondrite lithology and the more common type 3 lithology are unequilibrated and have similar silicate composition distribution. Olivine Fa14.3±11.6, range Fa1.8-27.5, Cr2O3 0.14±0.11 wt.% (n=8). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs12.5±10.8Wo2.3±2.0, range Fs1.2-33.0 (n=8). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3). L group based on magnetic susceptibility. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1306 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) |