[meteorite-list] NWA meteorites

From: Jeff Grossman <jngrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 12:48:41 -0400
Message-ID: <4DDFD5E9.1080209_at_gmail.com>

The definition in the Nomenclature Committee guidelines is this: " All
meteorites found, reported to be found, or purchased in Morocco and
adjacent parts of the surrounding countries."

"Surrounding countries" has been interpreted to mean the adjacent
countries (Western Sahara and Algeria), and the nearby, northern regions
of Mauritania and Mali. More distant countries like Tunisia and Niger
are not included, if we know that they are the source regions.

Two meteorites once did slip through the cracks, however: NWA 1241 and
1242 were both supposedly found in Libya.

Jeff

On 5/27/2011 8:24 AM, Peter Scherff wrote:
> Hi,
> What countries do NWA meteorites come from? The countries that I see
> listed in the Meteoritical Bulletin are: Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco
> & Western Sahara. Are there other "official" countries? How about
> "unofficial" ones, where you know or suspect that a meteorite found in
> another country was said to have been purchased or found in an "official"
> NWA country. What do you know or suspect?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
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