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Northwest Africa 4914
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4914
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4914
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1207 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6426 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 6 Mar 2008
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 2
  Line 152:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2007
Mass (g):1206.8
Pieces:1
Class:H4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):21.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):15.5-19.7
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):22.5
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Strufe
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9305 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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