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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6539 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6539 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  29 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 619 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 16 May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6539 (NWA 6539) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2009 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) Petrography: Large abundant chondrules and fewer large CAIs set in a fine-grained matrix. Chondrules appear brownish or reddish.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1414: |
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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. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9305 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||