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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 8356 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8356 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 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 9 Mar 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 8356 (NWA 8356) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2014 Feb Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: Purchased by Matthew Martin in February 2014 from a Moroccan dealer at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Granular chondrules and irregularly shaped, fine- to medium-grained CAI are set in a very fine-grained, brown matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa0.5-40.2, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs0.3-0.8Wo1.0-0.9, N = 3), diopside (Fs0.4-0.7Wo44.6-42.7). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3). Specimens: 23 g including one polished thin section at UWB. The remaining material is held by Mr. M. Martin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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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 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) |