NWA 10673 (13,210 g)
Northwest Africa 10673 (NWA 10673)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2016
Classification: Pallasite
History: The meteorite was bought in 2016 from Moroccan meteorite dealer, Youssef Ait El Caid.
Petrography: The meteorite is composed of large up to 6 mm sized, rounded to subrounded olivine crystals mantled by partly altered Fe-Ni metal. Metal makes up approximately 40-50% of the sample. Ni-poor regions contain about 6 and Ni-rich regions up to 17.8 wt% Ni. Accessories include chromite and schreibersite.
Place of purchase: | Morocco |
Date: | P 2016 |
Mass (g): | 308 |
Pieces: | 6 |
Class: | Pallasite |
Shock stage: | S1 |
Weathering grade: | moderate |
Fayalite (mol%): | 12.7±0.3 (n=17) |
Classifier: | A. Greshake, MNB |
Type spec mass (g): | 20.0 |
Type spec location: | MNB |
Main mass: | Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin |
Comments: | Submitted by Ansgar Greshake |
750,00 €Preis