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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8009 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8009 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  7.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 508 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 13 Sep 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 8009 (NWA 8009) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 July Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite) History: The meteorite was found by an anonymous finder in northwest Africa and bought by Ke Zuokai. The total mass of the meteorite is about 7.5 kg. Petrography: Numerous equilibrated,coarsed-grained eucrite clasts set in a fine-grained matrix of the same mineralogical and chemical composition. Major phases include pyroxenes and plagioclase. Silica is ubiquitous. Geochemistry: Two types of pyroxene are present (Wo4-11Fs50-56 and Wo55-56Fs24-27). The molar ratio of Fe/Mn is 31-33. Plagioclase is calcic (An85). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 7810 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1971 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||