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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8429 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8429 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 199 approved meteorites classified as CK5. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 Mar 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 8429 (NWA 8429) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2014 Mar Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5) History: Purchased in Temara, Morocco by Adam Aaronson in March 2014. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Fresh specimen composed of sparse, separated, medium-sized, granular chondrules (containing abundant magnetite) in a pale brown matrix. Minerals are olivine, clinopyroxene, intermediate plagioclase, stained Cr-bearing magnetite and pentlandite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa35.3-35.5; FeO/MnO = 112-145, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs9.3-9.6Wo45.9-46.3; FeO/MnO = 69, N = 3). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5). Specimens: 23.5 g including one polished thin section at UWB. The remaining material is held by Aaronson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012) Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) |