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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 14327 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14327 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  597 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 604 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 13 Nov 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14327 (NWA 14327) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: June, 2021 Classification: Ureilite History: The meteorite was purchased from a group of meteorites hunters in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, in June, 2021. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite shows a protogranular texture of mainly olivine and pigeonite crystals up to 2 mm in size. It is highly reduced with olivine displaying broad reduced rims. Graphite is abundant and some shock melt pockets are present. Geochemistry: reduced rims in olivine: Fa1.0-1.6; olivine contains 0.75±0.03 wt% Cr2O3 and 0.39±0.02 wt% CaO; reduced rims in pyroxene: Fs2.3-5.5Wo5.1-5.5; pigeonite contains 1.16±0.03 wt% Cr2O3 and 0.53±0.02 wt% Al2O3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 8402 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1899 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||