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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 11327 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11327 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 39 approved meteorites classified as R3. [show all] Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Jul 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11327 (NWA 11327) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2017 Apr Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3) History: Acquired by a Moroccan dealer in April 2017 and subsequently purchased by Ke Zuokai. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Breccia consisting of unequilibrated type-3 chondrite clasts plus separate well-formed chondrules (apparent diameter 450±400 μm, N = 12) in an orange-brown, stained matrix (~20 vol.%). Some angular enstatite clasts are present. Accessory minerals include pentlandite, iron sulfide, sodic plagioclase, Ti-bearing chromite and merrillite; metal is absent. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa3.7-47.7, mean Fa33.4±20.1, N = 5), orthopyroxene (Fs2.4-11.6Wo0.8-0.5, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs14.0Wo30.0), augite (Fs10.8Wo45.8). Classification: R3 chondrite. Specimens: 20.6 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. Ke Zuokai. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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) UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 7547 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1970 unapproved names) |