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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7789 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7789 Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 384 approved meteorites classified as LL4. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 30 Aug 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 7789 (NWA 7789) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: Mar 2011 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL4) History: The stone was purchased in Erfoud from Said Haddany and Ali Oulmaleh in March, 2011. Physical characteristics: A ~60% fusion-crusted stone was recovered. Broken face exhibited gray interior, clasts, and large white chondrules. Fusion crust is black and textured. Large cut face exhibits numerous chondrules and visible clasts. Petrography: Large cut face exhibits an LL4 breccia with metamorphosed LL clasts and some carbonaceous chondrite clasts. Specimens: JUtas: 8 kg; UCLA: 233 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) JUtas: Jason Utas, United States (private address; updated 8 Jun 2010) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8420 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1900 unapproved names) |