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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11096 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11096 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as LL7. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 21 Feb 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup![]() |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11096 (NWA 11096) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7) History: Bought in Morocco Physical characteristics: A crusted stone. Cut surface reveals a gray interior with brownish staining. Petrography: Recrystallized texture with triple junctions. Plagioclase to 200 μm, troilite to 600 μm, metal to 300 μm, chromite. No chondrule visible in the 1.5 cm2 section. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa30.8 (N=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.7±0.1Wo1.7±0.3 (N=2), Ca-Px Fs12.6Wo41.6 (N=1). Plagioclase An10.2Ab83.0Or6.9 (N=1). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 3.00. Classification: LL7 Specimens: 30 g and a polished section at CEREGE. Main mass with Luc Labenne. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018) Labenne: 23, rue de Esperance, 75013 Paris, France; Website (private address; updated 29 Aug 2012) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 7579 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1969 unapproved names) |