4.44g CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite I NWA 8288
On Offer: 4.44g CV3 Carbonaceous chondrite meteorite NWA 8288
| Northwest Africa 8288 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basic information |
Name: Northwest Africa 8288 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 8288 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 123.3 g |
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| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 509 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites |
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| Comments: | Approved 14 Mar 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 8288 (NWA 8288) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2013 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: Purchased by Brahim Tahiri from a Moroccan meteorite hunter and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for classification, 2013. Physical characteristics: Ten fragments, dark, weathered, irregular exterior, saw cuts reveal many mm-sized chondrules and CAIs set in a dark gray matrix. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows large (>1 mm) unequilibrated chondrules, many are porphyritic, abundant fine grained matrix. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and H. Miley, UNM) Olivine Fa12.4±11.7, range Fa0.4-43.4, Fe/Mn=93±57, n=32; low-Ca pyroxene Fs3.4.±4.1Wo1.9±1.4, n=7. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) Specimens: 20.35 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass. |
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| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 2015-02-12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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