NWA 8244 (16,232 g)

Name: Northwest Africa 8244
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 8244
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 283 g
 
Place of purchase:
Erfoud, Morocco
Date:
P Dec 2013
Mass (g):
283
Pieces:
2
Class:
L3
Shock stage:
S2
Weathering grade:
W2
Fayalite (mol%):
22.8±7.9 (4.7-28.8, n=28)
Ferrosilite (mol%):
19.1±6.8 (2.6-21.1, n=23)
Wollastonite (mol%):
0.8±0.3 (range 0.3-1.3, n=23)
Classifier:
A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):
20.6
Type spec location:
MNB
Main mass:
Hanno Strufe
Comments:
chondrule mean diameter is about 0.6 mm; low metal content; submitted by Ansgar Greshake