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meteorite: NWA 16794 Weight 47.337 Beautiful!!
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 16794
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 16794
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 3.36 kg
Classification
history:
Recommended: L6
This is 1 of 13099 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 1 Jul 2024
Writeup from MB 113:
Northwest Africa 16794 (NWA 16794)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2021
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6)
Physical characteristics: Small areas of light material observed. Melt veins can be seen at the surface and in the cut face.
Petrography: Ordinary chondrite with extensive impact melt veins throughout. Veins additionally contain metal blebs and mineral fragments derived from the host rock. Minerals include olivine, low-Ca pyroxene, plagioclase, chromite, troilite, and FeNi-metal. Chondrules are poorly defined but some can still be identified.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa23.7-23.5, mean Fa24.9±0.6 (n=19). Pyroxene Fs20.4-21.9Wo1.1-2.6, mean Fs21.0±0.5Wo1.5±0.4 (n=14). Plagioclase An68.9-85.8Or1.0-5.8, mean An75.9±5.6Or3.6±1.8 (n=14). FeNi-metal 6.3-6.7 wt% Ni, mean 6.5±0.2 wt% Ni (n=5). Chromite Chm84.9-86.1Usp7.0-8.2, mean Chm85.5±0.4Usp7.6±0.5, Cr#92.5 (n=6).
Data from:
MB113
Table 0
Line 0:
Date: P 2021
Mass (g): 3358
Pieces: Many small ston
Class: L6
Weathering grade: W1
Fayalite (mol%): 24.9
Ferrosilite (mol%): 21.0
Wollastonite (mol%): 1.5
Classifier: J.T. Mitchell, UMin
Type spec mass (g): 20.9
Type spec location: UMin
Main mass: Matthew Stream
Comments: Submitted by J.T. Mitchell