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Northwest Africa 2814
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2814
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2814
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 76 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2890 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:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 372:
Origin or pseudonym:Morocco
Place of purchase:Kem Kem
Date:2003
Mass (g):76
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W0
Fayalite (mol%):31.1±0.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):26.5±0.7
Classifier:J. Schlüter, Ham
Type spec mass (g):15
Main mass:H. Burkard, Bonn and I. Herkstroeter, Hamburg
Comments:br
Institutions
   and collections		 Burkard: Horst Burkard, Bonn, Germany (private address)
Ham: Mineralogisches Museum, Universität of Hamburg, Grindelallee 48, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 22 Feb 2013)
Herkstroeter: Ingo Herkstroeter, Hamburg, Germany (private address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 1991 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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