NWA 13066 (8,380 g)
Northwest Africa 13066 (NWA 13066)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2019
Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3)
History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco.
Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust.
Petrography: The meteorite shows a dark brownish interior and is composed of abundant small chondrules, CAIs (up to 500 µm), and mineral fragments some of which surrounded by fine-grained dust rims set into a fine-grained black matrix. Chondrules have a mean diameter of about 0.2 mm; few regions show brownish staining due to terrestrial weathering. Opaque minerals are sulfide and Fe,Ni metal.
Place of purchase: | Morocco |
Date: | P 2019 |
Mass (g): | 144 |
Pieces: | 1 |
Class: | CO3 |
Shock stage: | S1 |
Weathering grade: | low |
Fayalite (mol%): | 17.9±19.7 (1.3-57.3, n=12) |
Ferrosilite (mol%): | 1.4±0.5 (1.0-2.2, n=12) |
Wollastonite (mol%): | 0.8±0.1 (0.7-1.0, n=12) |
Classifier: | A. Greshake, MNB |
Type spec mass (g): | 21.2 |
Type spec location: | MNB |
Main mass: | Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin |
Comments: | Submitted by Ansgar Greshake |
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