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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 15298 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 15298 Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  42 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Oct 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 15298 (NWA 15298) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2022 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was reportedly found 2021 in the Erg Chech region, Algeria and subsequently purchased from a local meteorite dealer. Physical characteristics: Several small, almost black fragments partly covered with fusion crust Petrography: Brecciated carbonaceous chondrite composed of small (apparent mean diameter about 250 μm) chondrules, chondrule pseudomorphs, mineral fragments, and rare CAIs set into abundant fine-grained matrix. Some components are surrounded by fine-grained dust rims. The Fe-rich matrix contains abundant sulfides and Ca-carbonates. Geochemistry: Matrix analyses yield FeO=37.8±4.8 wt% and an average total of 86.2±1.5 wt% (5 µm defocused beam, N=10), the latter indicating the presence of hydrous minerals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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