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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14956 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14956 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Morocco Mass:  212 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB Complex. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Mar 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 14956 (NWA 14956) Morocco Purchased: 2021 Dec Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB complex) History: Purchased by Fabien Kuntz from a Moroccan dealer in December 2021. Physical characteristics: The single, disc-shaped mass is approximately 6 × 7 × 3 cm, and has a red-brown surface. Petrography: (C. Herd, UAb) Photos of a polished and etched surface reveal a texture consisting of equant to elongate kamacite crystals, with long dimensions parallel to the long dimensions of the disc-shaped mass. No inclusions are apparent. Alteration extends along some grain boundaries into the interior. Geochemistry: ICP-MS data, using sample of North Chile (Filomena) as standard (C. Herd, P. Hill, and S. DuFrane UAb): Ni = 6.2, Co = 0.451 (both wt%); Ir = 2.0, Ga = 67, Ge = 221, Pt = 15.4, Cu = 182 (all μg/g). Classification: (C. Herd, UAb): IAB Complex iron. Specimens: Type specimen of 31.3 g at UAb. Main mass with Fabien Kuntz. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB112 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UAb: 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada, Canada; Website (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Cartier C., Consolmagno G., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Miao B. and Zhang B. (2024) The Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 112. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 59, 1820–1823. ?
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2163 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 32 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||