Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 062

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Northwest Africa 062

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 062
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 062
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 968 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	CO3.3-3.4
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	CO3.3/3.4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	CO3.4
Recommended:			CO3.4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites classified as CO3.4. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 4
  Line 30:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P 9 Aug 2000
Mass (g):	968
Pieces:	1
Class:	CO3.3/3.4
Shock stage:	S1
Fayalite (mol%):	22.1±18.4
Classifier:	A. Rubin (UCLA)
Type spec mass (g):	>20
Main mass:	buyer

Institutions
and collections

UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Mark Bostick
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Dave Johnson
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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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