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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14799 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14799 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  89.3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 50 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. [show all] Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 14799 (NWA 14799) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Nov Classification: Pallasite (Main group) Physical characteristics: Irregular dark fragments Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Subrounded olivine crystals, 5 mm in size, set in a metal network. Olivine:metal ratio is about 1. Accessory troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa11.0±0.1, FeO/MnO = 44.6±8.1 (n=4). Classification: Pallasite, main group Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Kuntz. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8559 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1896 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||