NWA 10075 L5 Chondrite Meteorite Part Slice weighing 3.01g

Name: NWA 10075 L5 Chondrite Meteorite Part Slice weighing 3.01g
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Northwest Africa 10075

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 10075
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10075
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 461 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 7136 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 11 Apr 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Northwest Africa 10075 (NWA 10075)

Northwest Africa

Purchased: 2014-Oct

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5)

History: Purchased by Fabien Kuntz in October 2014 from a Moroccan dealer at the Munich Show.

Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Sparse chondrules.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_24.8-25.0, N = 2), orthopyroxene (Fs_20.6-20.7Wo_1.3-1.5, N = 2), clinopyroxene (Fs_6.8-7.6Wo_45.4-45.0, N = 2).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5).

Specimens: 54.12 g including one polished thin section at PSF; main mass with Kuntz.

Data from:
MB104
Table 0
Line 0:

Place of purchase:	Munich
Date:	P 2014-Oct
Mass (g):	461
Pieces:	1
Class:	L5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	24.8-25.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.6-20.7
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3-1.5
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):	54.12
Type spec location:	PSF
Main mass:	F. Kuntz
Comments:	K235; submitted by A. Irving