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Northwest Africa 15748

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 15748
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 15748
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2022
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 403 g

Classification
history:

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CK3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 79 approved meteorites classified as CK3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CK chondrites, CK3 chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 23 Feb 2023

Writeup

Writeup from MB 112:

Northwest Africa 15748 (NWA 15748)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2022 Oct

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK3)

Physical characteristics: A single stone without fusion crust

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with large chondrule set in an abundant matrix. Opaque minerals: abundant magnetite, rare sulfides, no metal.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_23.2±12.6, rage Fa_7.5-38.9, NiO 0.33±0.16 (n=9). Pyroxene Fs_1.6Wo_4.6, Fs_1.8Wo_35.3.Magnetite Cr₂O₃ 2.46±0.14 wt% (n=3).

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK3)

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Kuntz.

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Agadir, Morocco
Date:	P 2022 Oct
Mass (g):	403
Pieces:	1
Class:	CK3
Weathering grade:	low
Fayalite (mol%):	23.2±12.6 (n=9)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.6 (n=1)
Wollastonite (mol%):	4.6
Magnetic suscept.:	4.36
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	25.61
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Kuntz
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	work name K565; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 112, in preparation (2023)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9042 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1870 unapproved names)

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