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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6363 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6363 Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: Morocco Mass:  300 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites classified as EH6. [show all] Search for other: EH chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 29 Feb 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6363 (NWA 6363) Morocco Purchased: Oct 2004 Classification: Enstatite chondrite (EH6) Petrography: (C. A. Lorenz, Vernad) Grain size 20 to 100 µm. Rare, irregularly shaped grains to 800 µm. An indistinct RP chondrule was found. The color of cathodoluminescence of the pyroxene in NWA 6363 is similar to that in a simultaneously tested aubrite. Accessory phases are feldspar, Fe-Ni metal, sulfides and weathering products. Geochemistry: (N. N. Kononkova, Vernad, EMP): pyroxene - En0.68Wo1.42; feldspar - Ab83.5An16.5; Si content in a kamacite is 3 wt% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1364: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1973 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||