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Northwest Africa 4357
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4357
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4357
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 265 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 92  (2007)  H/L3
Recommended:  H/L3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 9 approved meteorites classified as H/L3.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), H/L chondrites, H/L chondrites (type 3), L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Comments: Approved 24 Jul 2007
Data from:
  MB92
  Table 2
  Line 46:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2005
Mass (g):264.7
Pieces:1
Class:H/L3
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):3.7-31.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):2-24.3
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):30
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:HSSH
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
HSSH: Hanno Strufe, Langenbergstr. 32, 66954 Pirmasens, Germany; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names)

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