Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4378

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Northwest Africa 4378

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4378
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4378
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 42.1 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	LL5/6
Recommended:			LL5/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as LL5/6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 24 Jul 2007

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 2
  Line 60:

Place of purchase:	Stuttgart, Germany
Date:	2005
Mass (g):	42.1
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL5/6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	30.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	24.8
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	9.4
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	HSSH
Comments:	contains shock veins

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
HSSH: Hanno Strufe, Langenbergstr. 32, 66954 Pirmasens, Germany; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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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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