390 Gram NWA16122 H5 METEORITE From Morocco (#F5237) for Sale

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390 Gram NWA16122 H5 METEORITE From Morocco (#F5237) For Sale

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390 Gram NWA16122 H5 METEORITE From Morocco (#F5237):
$190.78

Note that the number in brackets in the sale title is simply our personal inventory number for this sale.
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* NWA16122 METEORITE *HERE ARE ALL DETAILS FROM THE CLASSIFICATION LAB (TAKEN FROM THE METEORITICAL BULLETIN)
Place of purchase:Erfoud, MoroccoDate:P 2016Mass (g):21000Pieces:1Class:H5Shock stage:C-S1Weathering grade:W4Fayalite (mol%):18.5±0.3Ferrosilite (mol%):16.5±0.4Wollastonite (mol%):1.1±0.1Classifier:K. Metzler, IfPType spec mass (g):20Type spec location:IfPMain mass:Dean Bessey, Brisbane, AustraliaComments:Submitted by K. Metzler, IfP

History: Purchased in 2016 by Dean Bessey from a mineral dealer in Erfoud, Morocco

Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Equilibrated ordinary chondrite with clearly visible chondrules and chondrule fragments. Secondary feldspar grains are mostly <50 µm. High amounts of Fe-Ni metal, almost completely oxidized by terrestrial weathering.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Mean olivine composition: Fa18.5±0.3 (Fa18.1-18.8; n=11); mean low-Ca pyroxene composition: Fs16.5±0.4 Wo1.1±0.1 (Fs15.7-17.2Wox0.9-1.4; n=10).

Classification: H chondrite based on mineral chemistry. Petrologic type 5 due to the equilibrated state of olivine and pyroxene and grain size of secondary plagioclase.