Newly approved meteorites from the Nomenclature Committee, excluding equilibrated ordinary chondrite finds
Northwest Africa 6281 (CO3) was approved on 5 Feb 2012. Mass=130 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 6352 (CO3) was approved on 5 Feb 2012. Mass=1277 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Bernic Lake (Iron, IAB-MG) was approved on 2 Feb 2012. Mass=9162 g. This meteorite was found in Manitoba, Canada, in 2002.
Frontier Mountain 10003 (L3) was approved on 1 Feb 2012. Mass=2.9 g. This meteorite was found in Antarctica in 2011.
Frontier Mountain 10057 (H3) was approved on 1 Feb 2012. Mass=3 g. This meteorite was found in Antarctica in 2011.
Northwest Africa 7043 (CV3) was approved on 1 Feb 2012. Mass=166 g. This meteorite was found in Morocco in 2011.
Northwest Africa 7045 (Pallasite, PMG) was approved on 1 Feb 2012. Mass=1127 g. This meteorite was found in Morocco in 2011.
Northwest Africa 7062 (Eucrite-mmict) was approved on 1 Feb 2012. Mass=62.9 g. This meteorite was found in Morocco in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6349 (Brachinite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=730 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 6474 (Brachinite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=312 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 6576 (Pallasite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=245 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 6671 (Eucrite-pmict) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=233.7 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 6672 (Mesosiderite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=99.6 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 6673 (Pallasite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=99.8 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 6707 (Eucrite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=91.5 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6709 (Howardite-an) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=494 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6720 (CM2) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=6.5 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6723 (Howardite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=141.8 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6724 (Mesosiderite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=119 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6725 (CM2) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=32.64 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6871 (Ureilite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=119 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6915 (Ureilite) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=89.6 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6926 (Achondrite-ung) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=220 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6928 (Diogenite-an) was approved on 31 Jan 2012. Mass=223 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6448 (Winonaite) was approved on 24 Jan 2012. Mass=44.7 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Northwest Africa 7034 (Achondrite-ung) was approved on 24 Jan 2012. Mass=319.8 g. This meteorite was found in Morocco in 2011.
Northwest Africa 6221 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) was approved on 19 Jan 2012. Mass=109.4 g. This meteorite was found in northwest Africa in 2010.
Pecora Escarpment 01023 (EH4) was approved on 19 Jan 2012. Mass=20.9 g. This meteorite was found in Antarctica in 2002.
Pecora Escarpment 01027 (EH4) was approved on 19 Jan 2012. Mass=4.5 g. This meteorite was found in Antarctica in 2002.
Pecora Escarpment 01030 (Diogenite-pm) was approved on 19 Jan 2012. Mass=14.2 g. This meteorite was found in Antarctica in 2002.
Tissint (Martian (shergottite)) was approved on 17 Jan 2012. Mass=7000 g. This meteorite fell in South, Morocco, in 2011.
Dar al Gani 1053 (CV3) was approved on 11 Jan 2012. Mass=98 g. This meteorite was found in Al Jufrah, Libya, in 2006.
Dhofar 1627 (Lunar (feldsp. breccia)) was approved on 9 Jan 2012. Mass=86.1 g. This meteorite was found in Zufar, Oman, in 2010.