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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 2098 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 2098 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  1333 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 605 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Northwest Africa 2098 Morocco Found 2002 Achondrite (ureilite) A single stone of 1333 g was found by Moroccan nomads in 2002 and sold in Morocco. Mineralogy and classification (J. Schlüter, Ham): Typical granoblastic ureilite texture with olivine and pigeonite in the grain size range of 300-1500 μm. Mean olivine, Fa12.4, range Fa11.9-12.5, mean pigeonite, Fs10.8, range Fs10.6-11.0 ,Wo6.18, range Wo4.73-9.31. Pigeonite shows 0.3 wt.% Cr2O3 . Intergranular graphite laths up to 150 μm wide and 1500 μm in length. Moderate weathering grade, sets of planar fractures in olivine indicate shock stage S3. Specimens: type specimen, 28 g Ham, main mass Horst Burkard, Bonn. | ||||||||||||
| Data from: MB88 Table 4 Line 159: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Burkard: Horst Burkard, Bonn, Germany (private address) Ham: Mineralogisches Museum, Universität of Hamburg, Grindelallee 48, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 22 Feb 2013) Horst: Burkard Horst, Germany (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8495 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1899 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||