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Northwest Africa 10384
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 10384
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10384
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2015
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 44 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 104  (2015)  Ureilite
Recommended:  Ureilite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 537 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites
Comments: Approved 1 Nov 2015
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Writeup from MB 104:

Northwest Africa 10384 (NWA 10384)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2015 Jan

Classification: Ureilite

History: Bought by Luc Labenne in Erfoud in 2015

Physical characteristics: A single crusted stone

Petrography: Aggregate of coarse olivine grains with reduced margins and minor pyroxenes, with recrystallized texture. Metal is found as veins in between grains, and as small grains in the olivine margins.

Geochemistry: Olivine core Fa17.4 (N=1), reduced margins Fa 8.5 (N=1). Pigeonite Fs15.1.1Wo8.4 (N=1). log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.32.

Classification: ureilite. strong weathering

Specimens: 9.6 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Labenne

Data from:
  MB104
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P 2015 Jan
Mass (g):44
Pieces:1
Class:Ureilite
Weathering grade:Severe
Fayalite (mol%):17.4 (N=1)
Ferrosilite (mol%):15.1 (N=1)
Wollastonite (mol%):8.4
Magnetic suscept.:4.32
Classifier:J. Gattacceca, H. Pourkhorsandi, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):9.5
Type spec location:CEREGE
Main mass:Labenne
Finder:Labenne Luc
Comments:Submitted by J. Gattacceca
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)
Labenne: 23, rue de Esperance, 75013 Paris, France; Website (private address; updated 29 Aug 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 7472 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1988 unapproved names)

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