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Northwest Africa 14096

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 14096
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14096
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 93.4 g

Classification
history:

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CK5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 192 approved meteorites classified as CK5. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 31 Aug 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

Northwest Africa 14096 (NWA 14096)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2021 Apr

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5)

Physical characteristics: Dark brown stone. Cut face reveals a dark-gray interior with large chondrules.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with large chondrules (average apparent diameter 1100±380 μm, n=18) set in an abundant recrystallized matrix. Olivine is the dominant silicate. Abundant magnetite and sulfides decorating chondrule rims.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_33.3±0.2, NiO 0.58±0.03 wt% (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs_8.9>o47.3. Plagioclase An_87.4Ab_12.3Or_0.3(n=1). Magnetite Cr₂O₃ content 4.35 wt%.

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5).

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Kuntz

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
  Line 0:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud, Morocco
Date:	P 2021 Apr
Mass (g):	93.35
Pieces:	1
Class:	CK5
Weathering grade:	moderate
Fayalite (mol%):	33.3±0.2 (n=3)
Magnetic suscept.:	4.76
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	19.2
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Kuntz
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	work name K536; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 8420 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1900 unapproved names)

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