1.94 grams NWA 15376 Meteorite Ordinary chondrite (LL3-6) slice fragment + COA

Description

Northwest Africa 15376
Basic information
Name:
Northwest Africa 15376
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
NWA 15376
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
2021
Country:
(Northwest Africa)
Mass:
14 kg
Classification
history:
Recommended:
LL3-6
This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites classified as LL3-6.
Comments:
Approved 12 Nov 2022
Writeup
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 15376
(NWA 15376)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2021
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3-6)
History
: Purchased by Mark Lyon from a meteorite dealer in Algeria in 2021.
Physical characteristics
: Single stone with minor fusion crust.
Petrography
: (D. Sheikh,
Cascadia
) Sample is a genomict breccia comprised of mm to cm-sized sub-angular clasts, and few chondrules, set within a fine-grained matrix containing melt-rich regions. Some clast lithologies are equilibrated and contain secondary recrystallized feldspar (Av. ~60 μm), other clast lithologies are unequilibrated and contain devitrified glass. Accessory phases include Fe-Ni metal, troilite, and chromite.
Geochemistry
: Equilibrated lithologies [Olivine (Fa
30.0±0.7
, range Fa
29.3-31.5
, n=17), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs
24.3±0.7
Wo
2.0±0.6
, range Fs
22.5-25.7
Wo
1.5-3.9
, n=15)]; Unequilibrated lithologies [Olivine (Fa
28.6±1.6
, range Fa
27.1-30.9
, n=7), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs
21.6±2.5
Wo
1.8±1.0
, range Fs
17.8-25.2
Wo
0.6-3.7
, n=10)].
Classification
: Ordinary Chondrite (LL3-6).
Specimens
: 33.9 g at
Cascadia
, main mass with Mark Lyon.
Data from:
MB111
Table 0
Line 0:
Place of purchase:
Algeria
Date:
P 2021
Mass (g):
14000
Pieces:
1
Class:
LL3-6
Shock stage:
S3
Weathering grade:
W2
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