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Northwest Africa 13527
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 13527
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 13527
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 35 g
Classification
  history:
Recommended:  LL3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 451 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 11 Nov 2020
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Writeup from MB 109:

Northwest Africa 13527 (NWA 13527)

Algeria

Find: 2019

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)

History: Purchased in 2020 by Shawn Kashay from Mostafa Hnini.

Physical characteristics: Single stone with dark-brown fusion crust.

Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Sample is an ordinary chondrite composed of abundant chondrules (Av. 1 mm, up to 3 mm) set in a fine-grained matrix. Accessory phases include Fe-Ni metal, troilite, carbonates, and Fe-oxides.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.1±10.5, range Fa0.8-42.4, n=49), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs13.5±9.3Wo1.2±0.4, range Fs1.9-24.7Wo0.6-2.0, n=26).

Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (LL3)

Specimens: 7.3 g at UCLA; main mass with Shawn Kashay.

Data from:
  MB109
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Date:2019
Mass (g):35
Pieces:1
Class:LL3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):18.1±10.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):13.5±9.3
Wollastonite (mol%):1.2±0.4
Magnetic suscept.:4.06
Classifier:D. Sheikh, FSU
Type spec mass (g):7.3
Type spec location:UCLA
Main mass:Shawn Kashay
Comments:Submitted by Daniel Sheikh
Institutions
   and collections		 UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)
FSU: Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-4100, United States (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2010)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1277 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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