NORTH WEST AFRICA 7650

L6 CHONDRITE METEORITE

72 GRAM
WINDOWED FRAGMENT

THIS METEORITE SHOWS A RECRYSTALLIZED MATRIX WITH METAL AND CHONDRULES.
PATCH OF FUSION CRUST.

OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
The Meteoritical Society
International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Northwest Africa 7650
Basic information
Name: Northwest Africa 7650
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7650
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2012
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 11.12 kg
Classification
history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:      (2014)   L6
Recommended:   L6

This is 1 of 9969 approved meteorites (plus 3 unapproved names) classified as L6.
Comments: Approved 26 Feb 2013
Data from:

Table 0
Line 0:
Place of purchase: Agadir
Date: P 2012 Jan
Mass (g): 11115
Pieces: many
Class: L6
Shock stage: S2
Weathering grade: W1/2
Fayalite (mol%): 24.8-25.2
Ferrosilite (mol%): 21.1-21.5; 7.9
Wollastonite (mol%): 1.7-1.9; 44.5-45.2
Classifier: A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g): 282
Type spec location: UWB
Main mass: J. Higgins
Comments: JH13-4; Recrystallized with no obvious chondrules.; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
and collections
University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences,
University of Washington, Seattle,
Catalogs:
References: Published in 102 MAPS 50

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1cm scale cube for reference purposes.

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