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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: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) |