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Northwest Africa 7283
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 7283
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7283
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 188 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  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)
Comments: Approved 25 May 2012
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1707:
Place of purchase:Anoual, Morocco
Date:P 2011 Jun 29
Mass (g):188
Pieces:2
Class:LL6
Weathering grade:W0
Fayalite (mol%):30.0±0.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):25.2±0.4
Wollastonite (mol%):2.2±0.0
Magnetic suscept.:3.79
Classifier:J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):22
Type spec location:CEREGE
Main mass:P. Thomas
Comments:Possible fall from Anoual region, Morocco; submitted by J. Gattacceca
Institutions
   and collections		 CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2003 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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