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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13530 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13530 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Morocco 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 22 Dec 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup![]() |
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13530 (NWA 13530) Morocco Purchased: 2018 Jul Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) Petrography: The chondrite is characterized by large chondrules (mm-sized) and CAIs (to 1.5 cm). Geochemistry: Olivine Fa4.92±7.11 (range: Fa0.56-20.2; N=19). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs1.66±0.38Wo4.32±3.66 (range Fs1.19-2.43Wo0.66-9.44, n=11). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IGCAS: Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China (institutional address; updated 27 Mar 2018) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography:![]() |
Statistics: This is 1 of 1932 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 27 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) |