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Northwest Africa 6075
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6075
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6075
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 194 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  Lodranite
Recommended:  Lodranite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 94 approved meteorites classified as Lodranite.   [show all]
Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Lodranites, and Primitive achondrites
Comments: Approved 21 Jan 2011
Data from:
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Origin or pseudonym:S of Tan Tan, Morocco
Place of purchase:Ouarzazate
Date:P Aug 2008
Mass (g):194
Pieces:1
Class:Lodranite
Weathering grade:moderate
Fayalite (mol%):10.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):4.7; 9.7
Wollastonite (mol%):44.5; 1.3
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):26
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:G. Fujihara
Comments:paired with NWA 4478; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
   and collections		 UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9921 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1838 unapproved names)

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