NWA 6287 LL5 Chondrite Meteorite 9 gram part slice

Description

NORTH WEST AFRICA 6287
LL5 CHONDRITE METEORITE
9 GRAM PART SLICE
NICE LOOKING MATRIX WITH CHONDRULES AND METAL
PARTIAL RIM OF FUSION CRUST
OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
The Meteoritical Society
International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Northwest Africa 6287
Basic information
Name:
Northwest Africa 6287
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
NWA 6287
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
2010
Country:
(Northwest Africa)
Mass:
4.43 kg
Classification
history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:
MB 100
(2012)
LL5
Recommended:
LL5
This is 1 of 3068 approved meteorites classified as LL5.
Comments:
Approved 19 Sep 2011
Data from:
MB100
Table 1
Line 1328:
Origin or pseudonym:
Northwest Africa
Place of purchase:
Taliouine
Date:
P 2010 June
Mass (g):
4426
Pieces:
1
Class:
LL5
Shock stage:
S2
Weathering grade:
W1
Fayalite (mol%):
27.0-27.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):
22.6-22.8; 7.5-8.1
Wollastonite (mol%):
1.4-1.6; 47.4-45.0
Classifier:
A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):
79
Type spec location:
UWS
Main mass:
J. Higgins
Comments:
JH10-14; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
and collections
UWS
: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Catalogs:
References:
Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
Photos:
Credit
Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the
Encyclopedia of Meteorites
.
Geography:
Coordinates:
Unknown.
Statistics:
This is 1 of 5501 approved meteorites from
(Northwest Africa)
(plus 2104 unapproved names)
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. First class delivery and provenance provided exhibiting important details of the classification & petrography.
1cm scale cube for reference purposes.
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