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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10118 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10118 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  620 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 565 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 14 May 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10118 (NWA 10118) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Feb Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: Purchased by Andreas Grünemeyer from a local meteorite dealer in Agadir, Morocco. Petrography: The meteorite displays a dark-grayish interior and is composed of up to 6-mm sized chondrules, whitish CAIs, and olivine amoeboids set into a fine-grained, almost opaque matrix. Several chondrules show reddish staining due to terrestrial weathering; No type II chondrules were encountered. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 7885 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1958 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||