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Northwest Africa 3305
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 3305
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 3305
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 82.1 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  Acapulcoite
Recommended:  Acapulcoite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 91 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite.   [show all]
Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites
Comments: Approved 3 Nov 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 157:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:February 2006
Mass (g):82.1
Pieces:Many
Class:Acapulcoite
Shock stage:S4
Fayalite (mol%):7.6-8.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):8.7-9.3
Magnetic suscept.:4.59
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, P. Appel, B. Mader, Kiel
Type spec mass (g):16.8
Type spec location:Kiel
Main mass:HSSH
Comments:Fs5-4Wo41-45; An18-20Or3; Fe/Mn = 12.4; possibly paired with NWA 2656, 2714 and 2989
Institutions
   and collections		 Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
HSSH: Hanno Strufe, Langenbergstr. 32, 66954 Pirmasens, Germany; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
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Hanno Strufe   
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Achim Sven Faforke         
Gregor H.   
Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9368 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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