Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 5249

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Northwest Africa 5249

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 5249
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5249
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 84 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 95	(2009)	L-chondrite impact melt
Recommended:			L-imp melt [explanation]

This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites classified as L-imp melt. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 12 Feb 2009

Data from:
  MB95
  Table 2
  Line 92:

Place of purchase:	Munich
Date:	2004
Mass (g):	84
Pieces:	1
Class:	L-chondrite impact melt
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	23.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	19.1
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5
Classifier:	C. Lorenz and N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	17.1
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	Stehlik

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 7885 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1958 unapproved names)

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