Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4377

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Northwest Africa 4377

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4377
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4377
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 49.2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	L/LL5
Recommended:			L/LL5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as L/LL5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 24 Jul 2007

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 2
  Line 59:

Place of purchase:	Stuttgart, Germany
Date:	2005
Mass (g):	49.2
Pieces:	1
Class:	L/LL5
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W0
Fayalite (mol%):	27.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.1
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	11.1
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	HSSH

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
HSSH: Hanno Strufe, Langenbergstr. 32, 66954 Pirmasens, Germany; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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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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