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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 2678 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 2678 Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: Morocco Mass:  381 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 145 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 21 Sep 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Northwest Africa 2678 (NWA 2678) Morocco Purchased: 2004 Classification: Iron meteorite (IIAB) Petrography: Ni-poor ataxite, equiaxed ~0.1 mm crystals; one region shows ghost bands ~0.5 mm wide. No inclusions recognized. Geochemistry: Co (mg/g) 4.47, Ni (mg/g) 54.5, Ga (µg/g) 58.0, Ge (µg/g) ~160, As (µg/g) 3.83, Ir (µg/g) 21.70, Au (µg/g) 0.527. Submitter: J. T. Wasson, UCLA. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) Birdsell: Arizona Skies Meteorites, P.O. Box 2412, Flagstaff, AZ 86003, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1847 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||