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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6193 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6193 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  68 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as Aubrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Aubrites, Enstatite achondrites, and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Aug 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6193 (NWA 6193) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2009 Classification: Enstatite achondrite (Aubrite) Physical characteristics: Igneous rock with variable grain size (<1 mm to 5 mm). Petrography: Contains schreibersite, graphite, amd daubreelite. Geochemistry: Metal Si = 1.4 wt %; FeS Cr = 2.7 wt %; plagioclase, An10Or5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1306: |
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| Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9111 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||