NWA 2932 Mesosiderite Meteorite 4.4 gram halved nugget

Description

North West Africa 2932
MESOSIDERITE METEORITE
4.4 GRAM NUGGET HALVED
LOTS OF VISIBLE METAL
OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
THE METEORITICAL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR METEORITICS AND PLANETARY SCIENCE
LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE
METEORITICAL BULLETIN DATABASE
Northwest Africa 2932
Basic information
Name:
Northwest Africa 2932
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
NWA 2932
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
2005
Country:
(Northwest Africa)
Mass:
206 g
Classification
history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:
(2006)
Mesosiderite
Recommended:
Mesosiderite
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This is 1 of 212 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite.
Comments:
Approved 3 Feb 2006
Data from:
MB90
Table 2
Line 177:
Place of purchase:
Erfoud, Morocco
Date:
2005
Mass (g):
10 kg+
Pieces:
Many
Class:
Mesosiderite
Shock stage:
S2
Weathering grade:
W2
Fayalite (mol%):
29.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):
31.3
Classifier:
J. Wittke and T. Bunch
Type spec mass (g):
23.2
Type spec location:
NAU
Comments:
Large metal nuggets; Paired with
NWA 2923
Institutions
Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Catalogs:
References:
Photos:
Credit
Photos
Photos from the
Encyclopedia of Meteorites
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Mark Bostick
The Hupe Collection
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Encyclopedia of Meteorites
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Anthony James
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David L. Ribeca
Edward Krikorian
Franco Vignato
Gerald Armstrong
Gregor H.
Jay Piatek
jean bernard Delbauve
Jean-Michel Masson
Jim K
John Lutzon
METEORITICON
Michael S. Scherman
michael sheen
Mike Smith
Mirko Graul
Robert Zdancewicz
Stefano De Fazi
stephen dunklee
The Wilcox Collection of Meteorites
Volker Heinrich
Woreczko Jan & Wadi
Ziyao Wang
Geography:
Coordinates:
Unknown.
Statistics:
This is 1 of 7778 approved meteorites
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