Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 1910

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Northwest Africa 1910

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 1910
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 1910
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 305 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 88	(2004)	EL6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	EL6
Recommended:			EL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 130 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites

Writeup

Writeup from MB 88:

Northwest Africa 1910

Morocco

Found 2002

Enstatite chondrite (EL6)

A complete 305 g stone was purchased in Erfoud in January 2003. Classification and mineralogy (J. Wittke and T. Bunch, NAU): fine-grained assemblage of recrystallized enstatite and metal (25.6 vol%); no relic chondrules. Enstatite, En₉₉Wo₁ (FeO <0.02 wt%); plagioclase (Ab₈₀Or₄); metal (6.1 wt% Ni; 0.7 wt% Co; 0.9–1.3 wt% Si); silica, troilite, daubreelite (3.1 wt% Mn; 0.2 wt% Ni); alabandite (44.3 wt% Mn; 12.9 wt% Fe; 3.3 wt% Mg; 0.25 wt% Ca), and 0.7 vol% fresh oldhamite (50.4 wt% Ca and 1.24 wt% Mn). Weathering grade, W0/1. Shock level, S1. Specimens: type specimen, 20.1 g, NAU; main mass, MFarmer.

Data from:
  MB88
  Table 4
  Line 77:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P Jan 2003
Mass (g):	305
Pieces:	1
Class:	EL6
Classifier:	T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	20.1
Type spec location:	ASU
Main mass:	MFarmer

Institutions
and collections

ASU: Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1404, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012)
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
MFarmer: Michael Farmer, P.O. Box 86059, Tucson, AZ 85754-6059, United States; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Shinishi Kato

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9111 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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