Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4967

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Northwest Africa 4967

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4967
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4967
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 689 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 97	(2010)	CO3.2
Recommended:			CO3.2 [explanation]

This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites classified as CO3.2. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites

Comments:

Approved 25 Nov 2009

Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 190:

Origin or pseudonym:	Algeria
Date:	2007
Mass (g):	689
Pieces:	2
Class:	CO3.2
Fayalite (mol%):	2.1-63
Classifier:	Bunch and Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	20.2
Type spec location:	NAU
Main mass:	Cimala

Institutions
and collections

NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Samuel Wanderley

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9368 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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