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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13437 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13437 Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 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 2 Nov 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13437 (NWA 13437) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2020 February Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Guelmin, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Almost black egg-shaped rock without fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of large chondrules (mean diameter about 0.8 mm; up to 2 mm sized), CAIs (up to 4.5 mm sized), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained almost black matrix. The meteorite is relatively fresh with only very few chondrules showing light brownish staining. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 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) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names) |