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NWA 13847 (99.3 gram)

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[ Meteoritical Bulletin Database ]

 

Classification: Chondrite H5-melt breccia S4 / W1
Place/Time: 2021 in Morocco
Mass: 5000 grams

History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Morocco.
Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust.
Petrography: The meteorite is a melt breccia composed of H5 chondritic regions with some recognizable chondrules (plagioclase grain size about 40 μm) and abundant up to 1.0 cm wide recrystallized shock melt veins and pockets with entrained mineral fragments and characteristic FeNi metal and sulfide spherules

NOTE:  Full slices both side polished, around 3-3.5mm thin. Very aesthetic looking breccia.