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Northwest Africa 4572
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4572
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4572
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 86 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  LL3
Recommended:  LL3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 353 approved meteorites classified as LL3.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Comments: Approved 6 Mar 2008
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 2
  Line 64:
Place of purchase:Sainte-Marie, France
Date:28-Jun-06
Mass (g):86
Pieces:2
Class:LL3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):25 ± 7
Ferrosilite (mol%):13 ± 9
Classifier:A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):17.3
Type spec location:IfP
Institutions
   and collections		 IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 7547 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1970 unapproved names)

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