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Northwest Africa 3240
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 3240
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 3240
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 3.8 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  Mesosiderite
Recommended:  Mesosiderite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 205 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite.   [show all]
Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 3 Nov 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 94:
Origin or pseudonym:Algeria/Morocco
Date:November 2004
Mass (g):3.8
Pieces:3
Class:Mesosiderite
Weathering grade:-
Fayalite (mol%):-
Ferrosilite (mol%):29.9-31.6
Magnetic suscept.:5.29
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, P. Appel, B. Mader, Kiel
Type spec mass (g):0.8
Type spec location:Kiel
Main mass:Gehler
Comments:An93-94Or<1; kamacite Ni 2.8-5.9, Co 0.7-0.8 wt%
Institutions
   and collections		 Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Gehler: A. Gehler, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany , Germany (private address; updated 10 Jun 2015)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 7655 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1972 unapproved names)

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