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Northwest Africa 11352
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 11352
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 11352
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 74.5 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 106  (2018)  Lunar (feldsp. breccia)
Recommended:  Lunar (feldsp. breccia)    [explanation]

This is 1 of 321 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia).   [show all]
Search for other: Lunar meteorites
Comments: Approved 14 Jul 2017
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Writeup from MB 106:

Northwest Africa 11352 (NWA 11352)

Morocco

Purchased: Feb. 2017

Classification: Lunar feldspathic breccia

History: Purchased by Ke Zuokai in Feb. 2017 from a Moroccan dealer.

Physical characteristics: The meteorite has a black fusion crust. Small white clasts are visible.

Petrography: Lithic clasts and mineral fragments (0.1 to 1.1 mm) set in a fine-grained anorthositic matrix. The lithic clasts has a gabbroic, anorthositic, or minor noritic composition. Mineral fragments are dominated by anorthite and pyroxene grains with minor olivine. Some pigeonite grains exhibit exsolved lamella of augite. Vesicles occur in the matrix and some clasts. Other accessory minerals include chromite, ilmenite and troilite.

Geochemistry: Plagioclase An95.7-97.9Or0.01-0.3 (average: An96.8±0.6Or0.1±0.1, n=16); Olivine Fa0.9-31, Fe/Mn (cation ratio)=92.9-116.3 (average=98.2±8.6); pigeonite Fs19.9-46.6Wo6.2-18.0; minor orthopyroxene Fs33.1-47.9Wo1.9-3.1 and augite Fs11.4-52.4Wo28.8-41.8, pyroxene Fe/Mn (cation ratio)=47.0-68.4 (average=58.4±6.0).

Classification: Lunar feldspathic breccia classification based on texture and composition.

Data from:
  MB106
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Place of purchase:Beijing China
Date:P Feb. 2017
Mass (g):74.5
Pieces:1
Class:Lunar feldspathic breccia
Shock stage:Moderate
Weathering grade:Minor
Fayalite (mol%):39.5±1.6 (n=7)
Ferrosilite (mol%):40.0±6.0 (n=5); 32.2±7.8 (n=18); 23.6±12.3 (n=8)
Wollastonite (mol%):2.4±0.5 (n=5); 11.7±4.0 (n=18); 38.0±4.3 (n=8)
Classifier:Wu Y., PMO
Type spec mass (g):15
Type spec location:PMO
Main mass:Ke Zuokai
Comments:Submitted by Hsu W.
Institutions
   and collections		 PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011)
Catalogs:
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:

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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