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NWA 13060 (5,101 g)

NWA 13060 (5,101 g)

Northwest Africa 13060 (NWA 13060)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2019

Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3)

History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco.

Physical characteristics: Brownish rock with some fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorite displays a light brownish to orange interior and is composed of sparse up to 1 mm sized angular type 3 clasts and matrix. Olivine and low-Ca pyroxene are compositionally unequilibrated in clasts and matrix; Fe-rich olivine is the most dominant mineral phase in the matrix. Chondrules have an average diameter of about 400 μm. More minor phases include low-Ca pyroxene, rare Ca-pyroxene, sodic plagioclase, sulfides, and Ti-bearing chromite; no metal has been detected.

Geochemistry: Olivine: Fa24.9±16.7 (Fa2.6-47.7, n=27); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs16.7±10.6Wo0.7±0.6 (Fs4.4-34.8Wo0.2-2.5, n=23)

 

Place of purchase: Morocco

Date: P 2019

Mass (g): 420

Pieces: 1

Class: R3

Shock stage: S1

Weathering grade: W2

Fayalite (mol%): 24.9

Ferrosilite (mol%): 16.7

Wollastonite (mol%): 0.7

Classifier: A. Greshake, MNB

Type spec mass (g): 26.5

Type spec location: MNB

Main mass: Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin

Comments: Submitted by Ansgar Greshake

 

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