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Northwest Africa 10241

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: 495 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	LL3
Recommended:			LL3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 365 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

Writeup

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 Fa_5.8-39.6.Cr₂O₃ in ferroan olivine 0.15±0.12 wt%. Orthopyroxene range Fs_6.1-14.0.

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:
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Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P 2015 Jan
Mass (g):	495
Pieces:	8
Class:	LL3
Fayalite (mol%):	16.7±11.6 (PMD=62%, N=8)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	10.9±3.5 (PMD=29%, N=3)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.5±0.2
Magnetic suscept.:	3.39
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, H. Pourkhorsandi, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	23.5
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Jean Redelsperger
Comments:	Submitted by J. Gattacceca

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)

Catalogs:

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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Philippe Geniez

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 7688 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1972 unapproved names)

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