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Northwest Africa 13152

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 13152
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 13152
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 87 g

Classification
history:

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LL3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 452 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 31 Jan 2020

Writeup

Writeup from MB 109:

Northwest Africa 13152 (NWA 13152)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2019 Sep

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)

Physical characteristics: Single stone lacking fusion crust

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-delineated packed chondrules (average apparent diameter 1050±280 μm, n=18). Opaques are Fe,Ni metal and troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_19.0±8.2, Fa PMD 40%, Cr₂O₃ 0.08±0.04 wt% (n=10). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_14.5±7.7Wo_0.6±0.4(n=7).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on magnetic susceptibility and chondrule size.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE, main mass with Kuntz

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Guelmin, Morocco
Date:	P 2019 Sep
Mass (g):	87
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL3
Weathering grade:	W1
Magnetic suscept.:	4.50
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	18.04
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Kuntz
Comments:	work name K450; submitted by Jérôme 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)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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