NWA 12463 LL3 Chondrite Meteorite Part Slice weighing 0.87g
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NWA 12463 LL3 Chondrite Meteorite Part Slice weighing 0.87g
| Northwest Africa 12463 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basic information | Name:Â Northwest Africa 12463 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation:Â NWA 12463 Observed fall:Â No Year found:Â 2018 Country:Â (Northwest Africa) Mass:  Â 154.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 358 approved meteorites classified as LL3.   [show all] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 4 Feb 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup | Writeup from MB 108: Northwest Africa 12463 (NWA 12463) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2018 March Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3) Petrography: Chondrite with packed and well delineated chondrules with average apparent diameter 1060±600 μm (n=24). Main opaques are metal, troilite, and their terrestrial weathering products. Chondrule mesostasis is devitrified. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa15.7±7.7, Fa PMD 41%, range Fa5.3-28.5, Cr2O3 0.07±0.10 wt% (n=12).Orthopyroxene Fs11.5±6.3Wo0.9±1.1 (n=7). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.16. Classification: LL3. LL group from magnetic susceptibility. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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