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Northwest Africa 777
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 777
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 777
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 145 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL5
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 85  (2001)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2892 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB85
  Table 4
  Line 215:
Date:P 2000
Mass (g):145
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1/2
Fayalite (mol%):30
Ferrosilite (mol%):24
Classifier:T. Bunch and J. Wittke (NAU)
Type spec mass (g):22
Main mass:anonymous buyer
Comments:Plag, An24
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9368 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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