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Northwest Africa 4043
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4043
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4043
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 40.1 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  EL6
Recommended:  EL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 129 approved meteorites classified as EL6.   [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 3 Feb 2006
Data from:
  MB90
  Table 2
  Line 262:
Place of purchase:Morocco
Date:2004
Mass (g):40.05
Pieces:1
Class:EL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W0
Ferrosilite (mol%):0.1-1.5
Classifier:A. Greshake
Type spec mass (g):8.3
Type spec location:MNB
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. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9092 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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