NWA 13210 ( 6,460 g )

Northwest Africa 13210 (NWA 13210)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2019
Classification: Enstatite chondrite (EL melt rock)
History: The meteorite was purchased from a Morrocan dealer at the mineral show in Munich, Germany.
Physical characteristics: Ten grayish to light brownish individuals without fusion crust.
Petrography: Strongly recrystallized enstatite chondrite predominantly composed of 100-150 µm sized enstatite and less abundant plagioclase grains. Opaque phases are troilite, daubréelite, and metallic iron. Contains some silica, abundant vesicles, and brownish alteration products. No relict chondrules were observed.
Geochemistry: feldspar: An16.3±0.4Ab83.7±0.4 (An15.5-16.9Ab83.1-84.5, n=10)
Classification: Enstatite-melt rock (EL melt rock). Likely paired with Al Haggounia 001 and NWA 12962.
 
Place of purchase:
Munich, Germany
Date:
P 2019
Mass (g):
1150
Pieces:
10
Class:
EL-melt rock
Shock stage:
low
Weathering grade:
low
Ferrosilite (mol%):
0.1±0.0 (n=12)
Wollastonite (mol%):
1.3±0.1 (n=12)
Classifier:
A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):
25.4
Type spec location:
MNB
Main mass:
Hanno Strufe
Comments:
Submitted by Ansgar Greshake