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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14355 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14355 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Morocco Mass:  13 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6432 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 13 Nov 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14355 (NWA 14355) Morocco Purchased: 2019 Mar Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: A single stone weighing 13 g was purchased by Antonello Petriccione at the Bologna Mineral Fair in 2019 Physical characteristics: The main mass displays a partial, brown fusion crust. Petrography: (V. Moggi Cecchi, L. Fabrizi, G.Pratesi, UniFi): The thin section shows an unequilibrated chondritic texture, with chondrules easily distinguishable from the matrix. Various chondrule types (PP poikilitic, PO, RP and BO) are evident, set in a fine grained matrix. Olivine is homogeneous, while orthopyroxene is slightly inhomogeneous. Iron oxides are diffuse, although Fe-Ni alloys and troilite are rare and scattered in the matrix as individual grains; Geochemistry: EMP (V.Moggi Cecchi, L.Fabrizi, G.Pratesi UniFi); Olivine in both chondrules and matrix (Fa18.9±0.9Fo81.1±0.8; Fe/Mn = 40; n=53); low-Ca pyroxene in both chondrules and matrix (Fs9.3±3.1En89.9±3.3Wo0.8±0.3; Fe/Mn = 26; n=53); Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H4); S1; W2; Specimens: The main mass, weighing 9 g, is owned by Antonello Petriccione; the type specimen, weighing 4 g, and one thin section are on deposit at MSN-FI (Inventory # I-3651). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MSN-FI: Museo di Storia Naturale “La Specola”, Sez. Mineralogia – Sistema Museale dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze
Via Giorgio La Pira, 4 – 50121 Firenze, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 24 Oct 2022) UniFi: Università degli Studi di Firenze, P.zza S. Marco, 4 - 50121 Firenze, Italy (institutional address; updated 14 Sep 2013) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1992 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||