Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 2508

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Northwest Africa 2508

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 2508
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2508
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: Morocco
Mass: 14.7 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 89	(2005)	CK4/5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	CK4/5
Recommended:			CK4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites classified as CK4/5. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites

Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 297:

Origin or pseudonym:	Morocco
Date:	2004
Mass (g):	14.7
Pieces:	1
Class:	CK4/5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	32.4
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	3
Main mass:	Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1973 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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