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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12672 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12672 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 14 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 635 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 11 Jun 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 12672 (NWA 12672) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Three black fragments partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: Strongly brecciated matrix-dominated carbonaceous chondrite with chondrules (mean diameter about 300 μm), mineral fragments and few CAIs. Some of the components are dust-mantled. Matrix is Fe-rich and composed of Ca-carbonates, phyllosilicates, and Fe-sulfides. Cracks are often filled with terrestrial alteration products. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 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. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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