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Northwest Africa 6724
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6724
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6724
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 119 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  Mesosiderite
Recommended:  Mesosiderite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 270 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite.   [show all]
Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 31 Jan 2012
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Northwest Africa 6724 (NWA 6724)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: Apr 2011

Classification: Mesosiderite

Petrography: Aggregate of orthopyroxene (Fe/Mn=25), calcic plagioclase, silica polymorph, merrillite, and moderate amounts of altered kamacite.

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1498:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P Apr 2011
Mass (g):119
Pieces:1
Class:Mesosiderite
Shock stage:low
Weathering grade:low
Ferrosilite (mol%):30.5-31.0
Wollastonite (mol%):3.1-3.0
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:GHupé
Comments:Submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
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UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
GHupé: Gregory M. Hupé, 9003 Placid Lakes Blvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852, United States; Website (private address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Sergey Vasiliev   
Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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