NWA 6037 (3,440 g)

Name: Northwest Africa 6037
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6037
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 771 g
 
	
		
			
Place of purchase:
			
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France
		
		
			
Date:
			
P 2009
		
		
			
Mass (g):
			
771
		
		
			
Pieces:
			
1
		
		
			
Class:
			
LL4
		
		
			
Shock stage:
			
S3
		
		
			
Weathering grade:
			
W2
		
		
			
Fayalite (mol%):
			
27.6±0.2 (27.3-27.6, n=14)
		
		
			
Ferrosilite (mol%):
			
20.2±3.9 (11.7-24.1, n=17)
		
		
			
Wollastonite (mol%):
			
1.1±1.1 (0.3-3.8, n=17)
		
		
			
Classifier:
			
A. Greshake, MNB
		
		
			
Type spec mass (g):
			
24
		
		
			
Type spec location:
			
MNB
		
		
			
Main mass:
			
Hanno Strufe
		
		
			
Comments:
			
Well defined chondritic texture of chondrules ~0.9 mm in diameter in a fine-grained matrix of chondrule and mineral fragments and FeNi metal.; submitted by Ansgar Greshake