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NWA 11639 (331.7 gram) Main Mass

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Classification: Achondrite, Ureilite S-low / W-mod.
Place/Time: 10.2017 in Morocco
Mass: 583g

History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco.
Physical characteristics: Dark brownish fragment lacking any fusion crust.
Petrography: The meteorite displays a characteristic cumulate texture of up to 2 mm sized olivine and orthopyroxene crystals. Reduced rims in olivine are abundant. The meteorite contains flaky graphite.
Geochemistry: reduced rims in olivine: Fa3.6-5.8; olivine contains 0.32±0.02 wt% Cr2O3 and 0.25±0.02 wt% CaO

 

 


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