NWA 10686

L3 CHONDRITE METEORITE

14 GRAM PART SLICE

PARTIAL RIM OF CRUST
TYPE 3 PRIMITIVE CHONDRULES
POLISHED ON ONE SIDE
WIDE SURFACE AREA

OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
The Meteoritical Society
International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Northwest Africa 10686
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 10686
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10686
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 444 g
Classification
  history:
Recommended:   L3

This is 1 of 562 approved meteorites classified as L3.
Comments: Approved 26 Nov 2016
Writeup
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10686 (NWA 10686)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2016 Mar
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3)
History: Purchased by John Higgins in March 2016 from a dealer in Zagora, Morocco.
Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Fairly closely packed, well-formed chondrules (apparent diameter 400±300 ?m, but some up to 6 mm) occur in a relatively coarse grained matrix containing altered metal. Magnetic susceptibility log ? (× 10^-9 m³/kg) = 4.24.
Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_0.6-43.6; Cr₂O₃ in ferroan examples 0.04-0.31 wt.%, mean 0.10±0.09, N = 8), orthopyroxene (Fs_0.6-18.8Wo_1.0-4.3), subcalcic augite (Fs_14.8Wo_26.2), diopside (Fs_0.6Wo_45.6).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3).
Specimens: 36 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. J. Higgins.
Data from:
  MB105
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Place of purchase: Zagora
Date: P 2016 Mar
Mass (g): 444
Pieces: 1
Class: L3
Shock stage: S2
Weathering grade: W2
Fayalite (mol%): 0.6-43.6
Ferrosilite (mol%): 0.6-18.8
Wollastonite (mol%): 1.0-4.3
Magnetic suscept.: 4.24
Classifier: A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g): 36
Type spec location: UWB
Main mass: J. Higgins
Comments: JH16-5; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
   and collections : University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
: University of Washington
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, in preparation (2016)
Geography:
Coordinates: Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 5497 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 2104 unapproved names)

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