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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6205 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6205 Observed fall: No Year found: 2008 Country: Morocco Mass:  7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as L3.3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Dec 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Northwest Africa 6205 (NWA 6205) Morocco Purchased: 2008 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3.3) Classification: Ferroan chondrule olivine average Cr2O3 = 0.14 ± 0.10 wt% (n=31) indicates minimum type 3.2. Classified as a type 3.3 based on the compositions and texture of olivine and pyroxene. Specimens: A 6.97 g type specimen, including one thin section, is on deposit at UAb. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UAb: 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada, Canada; Website (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1550 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||