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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10241 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10241 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
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 18 Jul 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10241 (NWA 10241) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Jan Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3) History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Lahcen Ait Ha in Erfoud in January 2015. Physical characteristics: Eight irregular gray fragments without fusion crust. Chondrules are clearly visible at the surface. Cut surface shows closely packed large chondrules, with little weathering. Petrography: Well-defined closely packed chondrules. Chondrule mesostasis devitrified. Geochemistry: Olivine range Fa5.8-39.6. Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.15±0.12 wt%. Orthopyroxene range Fs6.1-14.0. Classification: LL3 Specimens: 23.5 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. Another 804 g stone exists with the seller, that is not accounted for here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 7547 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1970 unapproved names) |