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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7350 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7350 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite-B2. [show all] Search for other: Class B mesosiderites, Mesosiderites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Aug 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 101:
Northwest Africa 7350 (NWA 7350) Morocco Purchased: May 2012 Classification: Mesosiderite (group B2) History: Purchased by Sean Tutorow in Morocco, May 2012. Physical characteristics: Single stone, irregular dark exterior with some iron staining, saw cut reveals dark brecciated texture with iron-oxide veins. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows approximately 60% silicates and 40% oxidized metal. Silicate mineralogy dominated by pyroxene with ~15% plagioclase, accessory troilite, silica and olivine, remnant kamacite preserved within oxidized metal domains, ~80% of metal oxidized. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Wilson, UNM) Low Ca-pyroxene Fs26.3±9.2Wo1.2±0.5, Fe/Mn=29±2, n=16; olivine Fa24.7, Fe/Mn=54, n=1; plagioclase Or0.3±0.0Ab8.0±0.1An91.7±0.1, n=2 Classification: Mesosiderite, type B2. Specimens: 8.91 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1847 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) |