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NWA 6080 LL4 Brecciated Chondrite Meteorite 6.6 gram part slice

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    Description

    NORTHWEST AFRICA 6080
    LL4 CHONDRITE METEORITE
    6.6 GRAM PART SLICE
    METEORITE WITH VISIBLE CHONDRULES INCLUSIONS AND FRESH METAL
    OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
    The Meteoritical Society
    International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science
    Lunar and Planetary Institute
    Meteoritical Bulletin Database
    Northwest Africa 6080
    Basic information
    Name:
    Northwest Africa 6080
    This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
    Abbreviation:
    NWA 6080
    Observed fall:
    No
    Year found:
    2008
    Country:
    (Northwest Africa)
    Mass:
    6.33 kg
    Classification
    history:
    Meteoritical Bulletin:
    MB99
    (2012)
    LL4
    Recommended:
    LL4
    This is 1 of 308 approved meteorites classified as LL4
    Comments:
    Approved 18 Dec 2010
    Data from:
    MB99
    Table 0
    Line 0:
    Origin or pseudonym:
    Northwest Africa
    Place of purchase:
    Erfoud
    Date:
    P 2008 Sep
    Mass (g):
    6333
    Pieces:
    1
    Class:
    LL4
    Shock stage:
    S2
    Weathering grade:
    W2
    Fayalite (mol%):
    28.7-28.9
    Ferrosilite (mol%):
    22.7-23.5; 7.9-9.4
    Wollastonite (mol%):
    1.5-1.3; 45.1-41.5
    Classifier:
    A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
    Type spec mass (g):
    26.4
    Type spec location:
    UWS
    Main mass:
    J. Higgins
    Finder:
    JH10-5
    Comments:
    Submitted by A. Irving
    Institutions
    and collections
    University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
    Catalogs:
    References:
    Published in MAPS 99
    GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY
    Member of the Meteoritical Society & International Meteorite Collectors Association #9822 The authenticity of this meteorite has a 100% guarantee. Signed Certificate of Authenticity Included. Comes with acrylic display case/box to protect and show your new meteorite. First class delivery and provenance provided exhibiting important details of the classification & petrography.
    1cm scale cube for reference purposes.
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