Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 7733

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Northwest Africa 7733

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 7733
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7733
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2012
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 1835 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 102	(2013)	LL5-6
Recommended:			LL5-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 64 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 20 Feb 2013

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	P 2012
Mass (g):	1835
Pieces:	25
Class:	LL5-6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	27.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	23.7
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	38.6
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Tomek Jakubowski
Comments:	Submitted by Ansgar Greshake

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015

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Photos:

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

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9092 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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