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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7965 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7965 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  165 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as LL5-6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 31 Jul 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Northwest Africa 7965 (NWA 7965) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2009 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5-6) History: A 165 g partially crusted meteorite was found in 2008 and purchased in Agadir, Morocco, in early 2009. Greg Catterton acquired the sample in early 2009 from a meteorite prospector. Physical characteristics: Stone exhibits orientation with black fusion crust. Fusion crust covers ~90% of stone. Petrography: (A. Love, App) Genomict chondritic breccia containing 0.3-2.8 mm clasts of LL5, LL6, shock-darkened LL5 clasts, multiple types of melt rock and a lithology of uncertain origin all in sharp contact with a groundmass of chondrules and fragments and fine-grained fragmental matrix. Specimens: 33 g and two polished thin sections at App. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
App: Department of Geology, 572 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Mar 2013) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9914 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1841 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||