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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 12299 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 12299 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 68 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 9 Nov 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 12299 (NWA 12299) Morocco Purchased: 2018 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6) History: (Ziyao Wang) Purchased by Wang Ziyao from Fayssal Mezgouri during the China (Hubei) Mineral & Gem Show in Huangshi City in Sept 2018. Physical characteristics: (Wang Ziyao) A red-purple stone of 4500 grams with some fusion crust. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Gray recrystallized matrix with poor developed chondrules (0.2-0.8 mm, av. 0.4 mm), and much homogenous distributed irregular metal and sulphide. Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 5.39 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6, W0) Specimens: 20.8 g on deposit at Kiel, Wang Ziyao holds the main mass, and 131 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 1840 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) |