Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 2764

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Northwest Africa 2764

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 2764
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2764
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 134 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	Eucrite
Recommended:			Eucrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 576 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 5:

Place of purchase:	Efroud, Morocco
Date:	2005
Mass (g):	134
Pieces:	1
Class:	Euc
Classifier:	T. Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	20.1
Type spec location:	NAU
Main mass:	Oaks
Comments:	Fs53.0-57.8Wo2.1-4.5; Fs48.3Wo14.5

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. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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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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