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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7251 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7251 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 46 approved meteorites classified as L-melt rock. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 24 Jul 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 101:
Northwest Africa 7251 (NWA 7251) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2012 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L, melt rock) History: Purchased by Ke Zuokai from a meteorite dealer. Petrography: Fine-grained euhedral olivine (Fa21-25), clinopyroxene (Fs12-15Wo28-38), and orthopyroxene (Fs17-18Wo2-3) set in albitic glass (SiO2 72-74wt%, Na2O 7.2wt%). Minor phases include taenite, troilite, chromite, and Fe oxide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) |