.251 grams NWA 8538 Meteorite ( LL6-melt breccia ) fragment Northwest Africa

Description

Northwest Africa 8538
Basic information
Name:
Northwest Africa 8538
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
NWA 8538
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
2014
Country:
(Northwest Africa)
Mass:
995 g
Classification
history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:
(2014)
LL6-melt breccia
Recommended:
LL6-melt breccia
This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites classified as LL6-melt breccia.
Comments:
Approved 3 Oct 2014
Writeup
Northwest Africa 8538
(NWA 8538)
Northwest Africa
Purchased: 2014
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6, melt breccia)
History
: One stone weighing 994.8 g was found in Morocco and purchased by
Reed
in July 2014.
Physical characteristics
: Black fusion crust covers 65% of the irregular-shaped stone. The interior shows several different types of clasts crosscut by a prominent melt vein.
Petrography
: Description and classification (A. Love,
App
): Sample is a breccia composed of ~3.5 cm irregular to rounded clasts of two recrystallized chondritic lithologies (one showing distinct shock and weathering characteristics from the other) surrounded by ~1.0 cm melt veins composed of vesicular, clast-laden shock-melt material. Relict chondrules within the clasts have an average diameter of 683 μm. One cellular-textured mixed metal nodule was observed.
Geochemistry
: (A. Love,
App
) Clasts and melt material approach uniform composition. Fa
30.4±0.7
, n=19; low Ca pyroxene Fs
26.2±0.5
Wo
2.4±0.4
, n=12.
Classification
: Ordinary Chondrite (LL6-melt breccia, S4, W3)
Specimens
: 25.52 g and 2 polished thin sections and a polished mount are on deposit at
App
.
Place of purchase:
Morocco
Date:
P 2014
Mass (g):
994.8
Pieces:
1
Class:
LL6-melt breccia
Shock stage:
S4
Weathering grade:
W3
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