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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 1583 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 1583 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  78 g | ||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites classified as R3.9. [show all] Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Northwest Africa 1583 Northwest Africa Found 2001/2002 winter Rumuruti chondrite (R3.9) Several small pieces totalling 78 g were found in winter 2001/ 2002 by an anonymous finder in the Western Sahara. Classification and mineralogy (A. Greshake, MNB; M. Kurz, Kurz): an unbrecciated type 3.9 R chondrite; olivine, Fa37.3 ± 2.6 (range Fa28.2–40.2); low-Ca pyroxene, Fs18.0 ± 4.6 (range Fs12.4– 25.3); augite, Fs8.2–10.2Wo30.2–48.4; plagioclase, An7.8–12.1; shock stage, S2; degree of weathering, W1/2. Main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen 15.6 g plus one polished thin section MNB. | ||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB87 Table 8 Line 181: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) Kurz: M. Kurz, Schillerstrasse 7, D-34626 Neukirchen, Germany (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 7385 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1955 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||