Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4542

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Northwest Africa 4542

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4542
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4542
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 94	(2008)	CO3.6
Recommended:			CO3.6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites classified as CO3.6. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites

Comments:

Approved 4 May 2008

Data from:
  MB94
  Table 2
  Line 39:

State/Prov/County:	Erfoud, Morocco
Date:	2006
Pieces:	1
Class:	CO3.6
Shock stage:	moderate
Weathering grade:	minimal
Fayalite (mol%):	36.7
Classifier:	T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec location:	NAU
Comments:	FeO/MnO =110

Institutions
and collections

NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 8495 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1899 unapproved names)

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