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Northwest Africa 5201
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5201
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5201
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 11.73 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  Ureilite
Recommended:  Ureilite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 604 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites
Comments: Approved 25 Nov 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 217:
Origin or pseudonym:Morocco
Date:2007
Mass (g):11730
Pieces:1
Class:Ureilite
Fayalite (mol%):Core 21.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):Core 15.9
Wollastonite (mol%):0.9
Classifier:Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):23
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:Aaronson
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 8402 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1899 unapproved names)

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