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  nwa 4768
(CO3, S3, W2) Meteoritical Bulletin #95
 
 
NWA 4768
© P. Thomas
 
 

Place of purchase: Boudnib, Morocco
Date: May-07
Mass (g): 369.12
Pieces: 68
Class: CO3
Shock stage: S3
Weathering grade: W2
Fayalite (mol%): 0.3-59.1 (18.9 ± 21.9)
Ferrosilite (mol%): 1.2-51.8 (9.9+ 16.6)
Magnetic suscept.: 4.54
Classifier: M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Comments: Complete stone; olivine mean wt% Cr2O3=0.38; estimated subtype: <3.5

 
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NWA 1763
© P. Thomas
 
 

Boudnib © P. Thomas
 
 

Meteorite found broken in numerous fragments on a track frequented by trucks next to Boudnib!

Météorite retrouvée brisée en de nombreux fragments sur une piste fréquentée par des camions à côté de Boudnib !

 
     
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