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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6064 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6064 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 602 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 27 Feb 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 6064 (NWA 6064) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2009 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: The meteorite was bought from a Moroccan dealer at a mineral fair in St. Marie aux Mines, France. Petrography: The meteorite is composed of large up to 2.5 mm sized chondrules, CAIs, and olivine amoeboids set into a fine-grained almost opaque matrix. Some chondrules show orange staining due to terrestrial weathering. No type II chondrules were found. Geochemistry: Individual matrix olivines have up to Fa63.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 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. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) |