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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 2151 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 2151 Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  417 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sHL. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 4 May 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB online:
Northwest Africa 2151 (NWA 2151) Northwest Africa Purchased: 02 Feb 2004 Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB-sHL) Physical characteristics: A rounded ablated and weathered tabular trapezoidal mass showing Widmanstatten lines on its surface but with its longest parallel face more recently fractured. 30x48x62mm. Geochemistry (INAA by J. T. Wasson, UCLA): Cr (mg/g) 15; Co (mg/g) 5.46; Ni(mg/g) 104.2; Cu (μg/g) 178; Ga (μg/g) 18.1; As (μg/g) 21.3; Sb (μg/g) 180; W (μg/g) 0.51; Ir (μg/g) 0.598; Au (μg/g) 2.441. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB98 Table 1 Line 20: |
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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) Gessler: Nicholas Gessler, 2010 Calgary Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90077, United States (private address; updated 7 Jul 2016) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8402 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1899 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||