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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10511 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10511 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
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 27 Feb 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10511 (NWA 10511) Morocco Purchased: 2015 Dec Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite) History: Purchased by Ke Zuokai in Dec. 2015 from a Moroccan dealer. Physical characteristics: One stone with an irregular shape. No fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays an overall basaltic texture of dominantly lath-shaped calcic plagioclase and exsolved pyroxene. Geochemistry: Pigeonite Fs59-61Wo5.8-7.8, Fe/Mn=26.5±0.6 (25.5-27.6) (n=10); augite Fs30.5-31.1Wo41.1-41.6, Fe/Mn=27.5±1.2 (25.6-28.6) (n=7); plagioclase An90.6±0.7Ab9.1±0.6Or0.35±0.14 (n=13). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1929 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 27 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) |