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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 15073 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 15073 Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 960 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites classified as LL5-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 23 Jul 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 15073 (NWA 15073) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2022 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5, melt breccia) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: Chondritic melt breccia composed of up to 2 cm sized type LL5 fragments set into abundant black shock melt. LL5 fragments contain several relict chondrules and secondary plagioclase has a grain size of about 40 µm. Shock melt is mostly recrystallized and contains characteristic FeNi metal and sufide spherules and partly resorbed mineral fragments. No metal or sulfide veins are observed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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