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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6502 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6502 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  7.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 272 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 24 Oct 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6502 (NWA 6502) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2009 Feb Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, monomict) Petrography: Breccia (probably monomict) composed of cumulate eucritic clasts and debris. Exsolved pigeonite consisting of low-Ca pyroxene (FeO/MnO = 29-31) and high-Ca pyroxene (FeO/MnO = 28-31) plus calcic plagioclase, with accessory silica, Ti-chromite, ilmenite, and troilite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1399: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) JUtas: Jason Utas, United States (private address; updated 8 Jun 2010) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9111 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||