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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14896 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14896 Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  374 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8974 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 9 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 14896 (NWA 14896) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2022 Jan Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Zagora, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: The plagioclase grain size is about 30 µm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) |
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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 9914 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1841 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||