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Northwest Africa 2201
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2201
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2201
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 27 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 95  (2009)  Eucrite
Recommended:  Eucrite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 569 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 23 Dec 2008
Data from:
  MB95
  Table 2
  Line 29:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2005
Mass (g):27
Pieces:1
Class:Eucrite
Shock stage:S2
Ferrosilite (mol%):55
Wollastonite (mol%):9.3
Classifier:T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):5.5
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:DGregory
Comments:Plagioclase is An91 and chromite Cr/(Cr+AI)=0.79
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
DGregory: David Gregory, 230 First Avenue, Suite 108, St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 4P5, Canada (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names)

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