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Meteorite**NWA 13904, L4, S3,W2**22.739 gram Gorgeous Endcut, Amazing Chondrules
$ 7.12
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Description
Hello up for auction is one of my newest classifications NWA 13904 approved as L4, S3,W2. This beautiful endcut weighs 22.739 gram, has a nice polish to one side displaying lots of metal, dense tightly packed chondrules!!! This meteorite was originally purchased as a type 3, its absolutely loaded with tightly packed dense chondrules set in a dark brown matrix and very high amounts of metal, it was found in Mauritania 2018. Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows porphyritic and barred chondrules, many with mesostasis or glass. Most secondary plagioclase grains are less than 2 μm in size.Thanks for your interest and take care.This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
NWA 13904
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
2018
Country:
Algeria
Mass:
1125 g
Classification
history:
Recommended:
L4
Northwest Africa 13904
(NWA 13904)
Algeria
Purchased: 2018
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4)
History
: Purchased from Mostafa Hnini in 2018.
Physical characteristics
: Single stone, no fusion crust. Saw-cut surface reveals numerous, tightly packed, distinct chondrules set in a dark brown matrix.
Petrography
: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows porphyritic and barred chondrules, many with mesostasis or glass. Most secondary plagioclase grains are less than 2 μm in size.
Classification
: Ordinary chondrite L4
Specimens
: 27.4 g on deposit at UNM, Matthew Stream holds the main mass.