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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: 194 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 99	(2011)	Lodranite
Recommended:			Lodranite [explanation]

This is 1 of 93 approved meteorites classified as Lodranite. [show all]
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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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Gregor H.

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)

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