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Northwest Africa 2956
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2956
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2956
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 161 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 92  (2007)  Eucrite
Recommended:  Eucrite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 569 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB92
  Table 2
  Line 6:
Place of purchase:Efroud, Morocco
Date:2005
Mass (g):161
Pieces:1
Class:Euc
Shock stage:moderate
Weathering grade:minimal
Classifier:T. Bunch and Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):22
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:Aaronson
Comments:Fs37-46.3.3Wo3.9-5.6; Fs32.5-36Wo17.7-39.7;basaltic
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 8904 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1871 unapproved names)

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