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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 15434 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 15434 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Mauritania Mass: 727 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11505 approved meteorites (plus 23 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 12 Nov 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 15434 (NWA 15434) Mauritania Find: 2021 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Found in Mauritania in 2021; Purchased on 2021 Aug 9 by Chris Monk from Younes Chaoui. Physical characteristics: Four stones (251.2, 233.7, 141.1, and 101 g) with dark brown fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) Equilibrated ordinary chondrite containing accessory Fe-Ni metal, troilite, and chromite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.0±0.6, range Fa17.5-19.6, n=11), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs16.3±0.8Wo1.1±0.2, range Fs15.2-19.0Wo0.9-1.7, n=31). Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H5). Specimens: 23.6 g at Cascadia, main mass with Chris Monk. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 220 approved meteorites from Mauritania (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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