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Purchased from Fabien Kuntz in 2015; this specimen hasbeen safely stored in the membrane box pictured (included with meteorite) since acquisition.
Excerpt from theMeteoritical Bulletin Africa 10272Basic informationName:Northwest Africa 10272
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:NWA 10272
Observed fall:No
Year found:2015
Country:(Northwest Africa)
Mass:74.3 Bulletin:MB 104(2015)Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Recommended:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)[explanation]
This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia).[show all]
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Comments:Approved 3 Oct 2015WriteupWriteup fromMB 104:
Northwest Africa 10272(NWA 10272) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 May Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Purchased by Pierre-Marie Pelé and Fabien Kuntz in May 2015 from a dealer in Agadir, Morocco. Physical characteristics: No fusion crust is evident. The interior consists of white to light-gray clasts set in a dark-gray matrix. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner,UWS) Fragmental breccia composed of angular mineral clasts of calcic plagioclase, pigeonite, olivine, orthopyroxene, subcalcic augite, augite, fayalite, silica polymorph, Ti-Cr-rich spinel, Al-Ti-chromite, ilmenite, rare baddeleyite and rare troilite in a finer grained matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.5-35.8, FeO/MnO = 90-109, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs44.9Wo1.8, FeO/MnO = 70), pigeonite (Fs30.3Wo5.7; Fs25.8Wo12.1; FeO/MnO = 55-54), subcalcic augite (Fs56.5Wo25.1, FeO/MnO = 65), augite (Fs18.0Wo37.1, FeO/MnO = 56), fayalite (Fa95.6, FeO/MnO = 96), plagioclase (An88.0-96.9Or0.5-0.2, N = 3). Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia). Specimens: 15.15 g including one polished endcut atPSF; main mass is held jointly by Mr. P. Pelé andKuntz. Data from:
MB104
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Line 0:Place of purchase:AgadirDate:P 2015 MayMass (g):74.25Pieces:1Class:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Shock stage:lowWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):18.5-35.8; 95.6Ferrosilite (mol%):44.9; 30.3; 25.8; 56.5; 18.0Wollastonite (mol%):1.8; 5.7; 12.1; 25.1; 37.1Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWSType spec mass (g):15.15Type spec location:PSFMain mass:P. Pelé/F. KuntzComments:K280; submitted by A. IrvingInstitutions
and collectionsPSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States;Website(institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France;Website(private inMeteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, sales final, no returns
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