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Northwest Africa 4440
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4440
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4440
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 403 g
Classification
  history:
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6432 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 28 Sep 2007
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 2
  Line 55:
Place of purchase:Algeria, purchased in Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2005; March 2006
Mass (g):403
Pieces:14
Class:H4
Shock stage:S6
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):17.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):15.7
Classifier:T. Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):20.8
Type spec location:PSF
Main mass:GHupé
Comments:Shock darkened
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
GHupé: Gregory M. Hupé, 9003 Placid Lakes Blvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852, United States; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Michael Cottingham   
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    (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Steve Riegel   
Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1303 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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