NWA 18179 ( 44,940 g )

Northwest Africa 18179 (NWA 18179)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2025 Oct
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6)
History: The meteorite was purchased from a Moroccan dealer at the Munich Mineral Show 2025.
Physical characteristics: Grayish rock with some fusion crust.
Petrography: Chondritic breccia composed of up to 7 mm sized LL6 clasts in LL6 matrix containing several relict chondrules. The plagioclase grain size is about 70 µm.
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6, brecciated)
 
Place of purchase:
Munich, Germany
Date:
P 2025 Oct
Mass (g):
596
Pieces:
1
Class:
LL6
Shock stage:
S2
Weathering grade:
W1
Fayalite (mol%):
29.4±0.1 (n=3)
Ferrosilite (mol%):
24.3±0.1 (n=3)
Wollastonite (mol%):
1.7±0.1 (n=3)
Classifier:
A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):
25.8
Type spec location:
MNB
Main mass:
Hanno Strufe
Comments:
Submitted by Ansgar Greshake