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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8513 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8513 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  71 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is the only approved meteorite classified as EH6-melt breccia. Search for other: EH chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), Enstatite-rich meteorites, and Melted chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 20 Sep 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 8513 (NWA 8513) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2014 Classification: EH6-melt breccia Petrography: The meteorite consists of abundant, about 100 μm sized enstatite grains, about 30% Fe,Ni metal, and more rarely troilite, niningerite, and schreibersite. Several portions of the meteorite appear melted and recrystallized. Metal contains 2.8-3.1 wt% Si. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9111 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||