Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4662

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Northwest Africa 4662

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4662
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4662
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 60 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 94	(2008)	Angrite
Recommended:			Angrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites classified as Angrite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Angrites

Comments:

Approved 4 May 2008

Data from:
  MB94
  Table 2
  Line 53:

State/Prov/County:	Erfoud
Date:	2006
Mass (g):	60
Pieces:	1
Class:	Angrite
Shock stage:	moderate
Weathering grade:	moderate
Fayalite (mol%):	40.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	10.1
Wollastonite (mol%):	53
Classifier:	T. Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	13.1
Type spec location:	NAU
Main mass:	Aaronson
Comments:	An100; paired with NWA 2999

Institutions
and collections

Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010)
NAU: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA; Website (institutional address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
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Alessandro Takeda
Dirk Hohmann
trangmoe
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2491 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 2289 unapproved names)

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