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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13414 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13414 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  648 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 70 approved meteorites classified as L6-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Sep 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13414 (NWA 13414) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2020 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6, melt breccia) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Zagora, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Almost black individual lacking any fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a melt breccia composed of L6 chondritic regions with very few recognizable chondrules (plagioclase grain size about 80 μm) and abundant up to 1.5 cm wide recrystallized melt rock veins and pockets with characteristic FeNi metal and sufide spherules. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||