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.952 grams NWA 11019 Meteorite (Class CV3) fragment - found in Northwest Africa

.952 grams NWA 11019 Meteorite (Class CV3) fragment - found in Northwest Africa

$ 3.69

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  • Type of Mineral: meteorite
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    Description

    Northwest Africa 11019
    Basic information
    Name:
    Northwest Africa 11019
    This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
    Abbreviation:
    NWA 11019
    Observed fall:
    No
    Year found:
    2016
    Country:
    (Northwest Africa)
    Mass
    588 g
    Classification
    history:
    Meteoritical Bulletin:
    (2018)
    CV3
    Recommended:
    CV3
    This is 1 of 557 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3.
    Comments:
    Approved 3 Mar 2017
    Northwest Africa 11019
    (NWA 11019)
    (Northwest Africa)
    Purchased: 2016 Aug
    Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)
    History
    : Puchased in Temara, Morocco by Adam
    Aaronson
    in October 2016.
    Petrography
    : (A. Irving and S. Kuehner,
    UWS
    ) Mostly granular and some POP large chondrules plus irregularly shaped, very fine-grained CAI are set in an abundant very fine-grained matrix (deep red-brown in thin section).
    Geochemistry
    : Olivine (Fa
    0.5-52.7
    , N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs
    0.9-1.1
    Wo
    0.7-1.7
    , N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs
    1.7-2.4
    Wo
    41.9-37.5
    , N = 2).
    Classification
    : Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3).
    Specimens
    : 20.4 g including one polished thin section at
    UWB
    ; remainder with
    Aaronson
    .
    Place of purchase:
    Temara
    Date:
    P 2016 Aug
    Mass (g):
    588
    Pieces:
    1
    Class:
    CV3
    Shock stage:
    S2
    Weathering grade:
    moderate
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