Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 821

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Northwest Africa 821

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 821
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 821
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Morocco
Mass: 5.1 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	H3.8
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.8
Recommended:			H3.8 [explanation]

This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as H3.8. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 8
  Line 24:

Origin or pseudonym:	Ksar es Souk
Date:	P Oct 2000
Latitude:	31°58'N
Longitude:	4°25'W
Mass (g):	5.1
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3.8
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	9.7±1.5
Classifier:	P. Warren, UCLA
Type spec mass (g):	1.2
Main mass:	Cilz

Institutions
and collections

UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)
Cilz: Marlin Cilz, Montana Meteorite Lab, Box 1063, Malta, MT 59538, United States; Website (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(31° 58'N, 4° 25'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 62 approved meteorites from Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
This is 1 of 1625 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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