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Northwest Africa 6350

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 6350
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6350
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 50.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 100	(2012)	Aubrite
Recommended:			Aubrite [explanation]

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

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1359:

Origin or pseudonym:	Northwest Africa
Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P 2010 Aug
Mass (g):	50.5
Pieces:	1
Class:	Aubrite
Weathering grade:	moderate
Ferrosilite (mol%):	0.1
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.3
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):	10.3
Type spec location:	UWS
Main mass:	Ralew
Comments:	paired with NWA 5217; SR10-9; submitted by A. Irving

Institutions
and collections

UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Dirk Hohmann

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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