Northwest Africa 8260 (L3.4)


Country: Northwest Africa
State/District:
Date of fall/find: Found 2013
Total known weight: 0.374 kg
Number of pieces: 1
Type: Ordinary chondrite
Shock stage: S2
Weathering stage: W2

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Well-formed, medium-sized chondrules in a dark matrix containing altered metal. Olivine (Fa2.2-50.4; Cr2O3 in ferroan examples is 0.06-0.15 wt.%, mean 0.09 wt.%, s.d. 0.03 wt.%, N = 7), orthopyroxene (Fs0.8-15.7Wo0.6-4.9), subcalcic augite (Fs6.8-12.1Wo31.6-34.9), sodic plagioclase, chromite, altered kamacite and troilite.



ID#: 7510
Description: Slice
Size: 5 x 3 x 0.2 cm
Weight: 7 gr

US$ 50.00

 




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