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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 15371 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 15371 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 315 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12727 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 12 Nov 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 15371 (NWA 15371) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: Purchased in 2021 by Paul Stahura from Edwin Thompson, who had previously purchased it from a meteorite dealer in Mauritania. Physical characteristics: Single stone with dark brown fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) Equilibrated ordinary chondrite containing secondary recrystallized feldspar (Av. ~65 μm) and accessory chromite, merrillite, Fe-Ni metal, and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.3±0.3, range Fa23.7-25.0, n=17), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs20.5±0.2Wo1.5±0.2, range Fs20.1-20.7Wo1.3-1.8, n=12). Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (L6). Specimens: 73.6 g at Cascadia, main mass with Paul Stahura. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) Thompson: Edwin Thompson, 5150 Dawn St., Lake Oswego, OR 97035, United States (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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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