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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7995 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7995 Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 29 approved meteorites classified as H7. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Oct 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 7995 (NWA 7995) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2011 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H7) History: Purchased by Terry Boswell in 2011 from a dealer in Midelt, Morocco. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Completely recrystallized with no chondrules. Olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, sodic plagioclase, chromite, altered kamacite and troilite. Thin veinlets of goethite crosscut the specimen. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.2-19.3), orthopyroxene (Fs16.7-16.9Wo4.0-4.4), clinopyroxene (Fs6.9-9.1Wo44.3-39.4) Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H7). Specimens: 22 g and one polished thin section are at UWB. The remainder is held by Mr. T. Boswell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8495 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1899 unapproved names) |