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Northwest Africa 10634

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 10634
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10634
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2015
Country: Morocco
Mass: 34.7 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 105	(2016)	LL5
Recommended:			LL5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 3182 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 19 Apr 2016

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Morocco
Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P Sep 2015
Mass (g):	34.7
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL5
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	31.5±0.7 (n=6)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	26.4±0.7 (n=7)
Wollastonite (mol%):	3.1±1.5
Classifier:	V. Moggi Cecchi, S. Caporali, G. Pratesi, MSN-FI
Type spec mass (g):	6.9
Type spec location:	MSN-FI
Main mass:	Mimaghador
Comments:	Submitted by Vanni Moggi Cecchi

Institutions
and collections

MSN-FI: MUSEO DI STORIA NATURALE DELL'UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE Via Giorgio La Pira, 4 – 50121 FIRENZE, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2015)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Franco Vignato

Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1871 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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