Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 11580

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Northwest Africa 11580

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 11580
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 11580
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 1519 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	H~6
Recommended:			H~6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as H~6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 15 Jan 2018

Data from:
  MB107
  Table 0
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Place of purchase:	Ouarzazate
Date:	P 2017 August
Mass (g):	1518.9
Pieces:	1
Class:	H~6
Weathering grade:	W3
Magnetic suscept.:	5.13
Classifier:	Bart
Type spec mass (g):	20.6
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	Dieter Janek, Eppan, Italy
Finder:	anonymous
Comments:	working name DJ2018/03; submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

Institutions
and collections

Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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