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NWA 14456H6 CHONDRITE METEORITEFOUND IN APRIL 2021IN MOROCCO66 GRAM
This meteorite is officially classified & approved as NWA 14456Very fresh, highly recrystallized specimen containing rare remnant chondrulesClassification carried out by world renowned and profoundly respected Dr Anthony J. Irving and team at University of Washington GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY
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OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
THE METEORITICAL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR METEORITICS AND PLANETARY SCIENCE
LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE
METEORITICAL BULLETIN DATABASEMetSoc HomePublicationsContactsNorthwest Africa 14456Basic informationName:Northwest Africa 14456
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:NWA 14456
Observed fall:No
Year found:2021
Country:(Northwest Africa)
Mass:1935 13 Nov 2021WriteupWriteup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 14456(NWA 14456)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2021 Apr
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6)
History: Purchased by Mbark Arjdal in April 2021 from a Moroccan dealer.
Petrography: (A. Irving,UWSand J. Boesenberg,BrownU) Very fresh, highly recrystallized specimen containing rare remnant chondrules. Accessory phases are sodic plagioclase, kamacite, troilite, chromite, merrillite and chlorapatite.
Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.6±0.2, range Fa19.4-19.9, N = 7), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs17.2±0.2Wo1.4±0.1, range Fs16.9-17.4Wo1.2-1.6, N = 7).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6).
Specimens: 93.7 g including one polished thin section atUWB; remainder with Mr. M. Arjdal.
Data from:
MB110
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Line 0:Place of purchase:MoroccoDate:P 2021 AprMass (g):1935Pieces:3Class:H6Shock stage:S2Weathering grade:W0/1Fayalite (mol%):19.6±0.2Ferrosilite (mol%):17.2±0.2Wollastonite (mol%):1.4±0.1Classifier:A. Irving, UWS, and J. Boesenberg, BrownUType spec mass (g):93.7Type spec location:UWBMain mass:M. ArjdalComments:Work name Arj ZA 1; submitted by A. IrvingInstitutions
and collectionsUWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012)
BrownU: Brown University Providence, RI 02912, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Sep 2019)
Catalogs:References:Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
Find references in NASA ADS:Find references in Google is 1 of 8009 approved meteorites from(Northwest Africa)(plus 1951 unapproved names)
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