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Hi my name is Luisa Stream, im part of Streaming meteorites. Im excited to be here, every meteorite I sell comes with a COA card and display case.

Meteorite NWA 14916 weigh 1.769 grams

Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 14916

This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.

Abbreviation: NWA 14916

Observed fall: No

Year found: 2021

Country: (Northwest Africa)

Mass:help 520 g

Classification

history:

Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) LL3

Recommended: LL3

This is 1 of 492 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all]

Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments: Approved 9 May 2022

Writeup from MB 111:

Northwest Africa 14916 (NWA 14916)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2021 May

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)

History: Purchased by Matthew Stream in May 2021 from an Algerian dealer.

Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Closely-packed, well-formed, unequilibrated glass-bearing chondrules (apparent diameter 770 ± 320 µm, N = 26) are set in a sparse fine-grained matrix containing stained kamacite, taenite and troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.7±17.3, range Fa0.4-47.5, N = 6; Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.07-0.19 wt.%, mean 0.11 wt.%, sd 0.04 wt.%, N = 7), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs10.7±5.2Wo2.0±1.9, range Fs4.0-16.1Wo0.2-4.8, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs12.9Wo14.9), augite (Fs4.1Wo35.8; Fs0.6Wo48.0; N = 2). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.24.

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3).

Specimens: 22.52 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Stream.

Data from:

MB111

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Place of purchase: Algeria

Date: P 2021 May

Mass (g): 520

Pieces: 1

Class: LL3

Shock stage: S2