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Northwest Africa 4814
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4814
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4814
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1120 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 94  (2008)  R4
Recommended:  R4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 67 approved meteorites classified as R4.   [show all]
Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 4 May 2008
Data from:
  MB94
  Table 2
  Line 62:
State/Prov/County:Erfoud
Date:2006
Mass (g):1120
Pieces:1
Class:R4
Shock stage:moderate
Weathering grade:moderate
Fayalite (mol%):38.7
Classifier:T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):20.6
Type spec location:NAU
Comments:Chromite cr# = 88
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9370 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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