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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 13069 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13069 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  361 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 392 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 10 Jan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13069 (NWA 13069) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2016 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL4) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Zagora, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Grayish rock partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a grayish interior and shows a chondritic texture composed of mostly rounded chondrules (mean diameter about 800 μm) that are only loosely packed. The matrix appears brecciated and contains sulfides and rare FeNi metal. Olivine is compositionally equilibrated while low-Ca pyroxene shows zoning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||