Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 887

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Northwest Africa 887

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 887
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 887
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 17.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 91	(2007)	H4-6
Recommended:			H4-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 100 approved meteorites classified as H4-6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 28 Mar 2007

Data from:
  MB91
  Table 2
  Line 15:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud, Morocco
Date:	2001
Mass (g):	17.5
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4-6
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	18.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	13.8
Wollastonite (mol%):	2.3
Classifier:	V. Moggi Cecchi and G. Pratesi, MSP
Type spec mass (g):	4.3
Type spec location:	MSP
Main mass:	MChin
Comments:	Breccia

Institutions
and collections

MSP: Museo di Scienze Planetarie, Via Galcianese 20/H, 59100 Prato, Italy, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 5 Mar 2014)
MChin: Matteo Chinellato, Via Triestina, 126/A-30030 Tessera, Venezia, Italy; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 7688 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1972 unapproved names)

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