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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 15009 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 15009 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 1327 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 520 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 6 Aug 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 15009 (NWA 15009) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: Nov 2021 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Grayish fragment largely covered with fresh fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a monomict breccia predominantly composed of up to 5 mm sized blocky orthopyroxene crystals set into fine-grained related matrix. Minor phases include plagioclase, silica, chromite, troilite, and metallic iron. Geochemistry: low-Ca pyroxene: Fs26.9±0.4Wo3.6±0.3 (Fs26.4-27.5Wo3.3-4.1, FeO/MnO=27-32, n=7); calcic plagioclase: An91.2±1.1 (An90.1-93.6, n=7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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