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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14725 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14725 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  109.6 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 642 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Mar 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 14725 (NWA 14725) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Dec 30 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Dakhla, Western Sahara. Physical characteristics: Brownish rock partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is predominantly composed of abundant small chondrules (mean diameter of about 160 μm), CAIs, and mineral fragments set into a fine-grained dark brownish matrix. Opaque phases are partly altered metal and troilite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||