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  nwa 1759
(EUC-PM, S3, W0) Meteoritical Bulletin #87
 
 
NWA 1759
Main mass © P. Thomas
 
 

Origin or pseudonym: Boudnib area, Morocco
Place of purchase: Erfoud
Date: Jun 2001
Mass (g): 10.1
Pieces: 1
Class: Eucrite-polymict
Shock stage: S3
Weathering grade: W0
Ferrosilite (mol%): 27.8-39.5
Classifier: M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Comments: Cpx: Fs22.2-48.5Wo9.1-41.3; Plag: An94.7;SiO2; coarse gabbroic texture.

 
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