NWA 13014 (15,926 g)

Northwest Africa 13014 (NWA 13014)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2019
Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)
History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Erfoud, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust.
Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of chondrules (mean diameter about 1 mm; up to 2.5 mm sized), CAIs (up to 5 mm sized), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained dark brownish to almost black matrix. Type II chondrules are absent.
 
Place of purchase:
Erfoud, Morocco
Date:
P 2019
Mass (g):
982.4
Pieces:
1
Class:
CV3
Shock stage:
S2
Weathering grade:
moderate
Fayalite (mol%):
5.7±3.8 (0.5-13.9, n=17)
Ferrosilite (mol%):
1.0±0.2 (0.7-1.4, n=18)
Wollastonite (mol%):
0.9±0.1 (0.8-1.0, n=18)
Classifier:
A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):
26.6
Type spec location:
MNB
Main mass:
Hanno Strufe
Comments:
Submitted by Ansgar Greshake