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Basic information | Name: Nova 069 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Unknown Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11372 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 22 Oct 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 111:
Nova 069 Unknown Purchased: 2021 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Purchased from Rex Chiao online in 2021 by Sheng Hou. Original location unknown. Physical characteristics: One stone with dark-brown fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) Sample is an equilibrated ordinary chondrite containing accessory secondary recrystallized feldspar (~30 μm), FeNi metal, troilite, and merrillite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.1±0.2, range Fa17.9-18.6, n=20), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs16.4±0.4Wo1.4±0.2, range Fs16.0-17.6Wo1.1-1.7, n=17). Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H5) Specimens: 37.3 grams at Cascadia, main mass with Sheng Hou. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Cascadia: Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, Portland State University, Department of Geology, Room 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 28 Oct 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Unknown |