Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 2086

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Northwest Africa 2086

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 2086
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2086
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 780 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 89	(2005)	CV3
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	CV3
Recommended:			CV3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 159 approved meteorites classified as CV3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV-CK clan chondrites, CV chondrites, and Carbonaceous chondrites

Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 85:

Place of purchase:	Rissani
Date:	Nov 2003
Mass (g):	780
Pieces:	many
Class:	CV3
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	1.8-41
Ferrosilite (mol%):	3-35.5
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):	28.1

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Jeff Kuyken / Meteorites Australia
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
eraserhead
Gerald Armstrong
jean bernard Delbauve
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM
Mike Smith
Mirko Graul
Pierre-Marie Pele (Meteor-Center)
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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