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Northwest Africa 16732
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 16732
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 16732
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2024
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 414 g
Classification
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Recommended:  CVox3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites classified as CVox3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 10 Jun 2024
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Writeup from MB 113:

Northwest Africa 16732 (NWA 16732)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2024 Feb

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVox3)

Physical characteristics: Multiple fragments without fusion crust. Cut surface reveals a dark interior with large chondrules and CAIs set in an abundant dark matrix.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with large chondrules and CAIs to 5 mm set in an abundant fine-grained iron-rich matrix. Opaque minerals are magnetite and iron sulfides (present both in the matrix and in the chondrules).

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa2.59±1.69, range Fa0.69-5.87 (n=7). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs1.01±0.33Wo0.92±0.14 (n=3). Magnetite has 0.6 wt% Cr2O3.

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVox3). Cvox based on the absence of metal.

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

Data from:
  MB113
  Table 0
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Place of purchase:Tindouf, Algeria
Date:P 2024 Feb
Mass (g):414
Pieces:many
Class:CVox3
Weathering grade:low
Fayalite (mol%):2.59±1.69 (n=7)
Ferrosilite (mol%):1.01±0.33
Wollastonite (mol%):0.92±0.14
Magnetic suscept.:4.35
Classifier:J. Gattacceca, C. Sadaka, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):31.37
Type spec location:CEREGE
Main mass:Kuntz
Finder:anonymous
Comments:work name K591; submitted by J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Institutions
   and collections		 CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 113, in preparation (2024)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9921 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1838 unapproved names)

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