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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13708 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13708 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 365 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 13 Feb 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 13708 (NWA 13708) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2020 Apr Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3) Physical characteristics: A single crusted stone. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed well-defined chondrules with average apparent diameter 960±450 µm (n=30). Opaque are metal and sulfides. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa21.2±11.8, range Fa2.7-33, Cr2O3 = 0.14±0.16 (n=9). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs14.7±8.3Wo0.7±0.6 (n=7). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chondrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Kuntz. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 7655 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1972 unapproved names) |