NWA 10673 (9,110 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