NWA 13009 (10,087 g)

Northwest Africa 13009 (NWA 13009)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2019
Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)
History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Erfoud, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust.
Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of well-defined chondrules (mean diameter about 1 mm), CAIs (up to 3 mm), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained almost black matrix. Type II chondrules are absent. Most chondrules show reddish staining due to terrestrial weathering.
 
Place of purchase:
Erfoud, Morocco
Date:
P 2019
Mass (g):
115.1
Pieces:
1
Class:
CV3
Shock stage:
S1
Weathering grade:
moderate
Fayalite (mol%):
3.6±4.3 (0.2-12.7, n=15)
Ferrosilite (mol%):
1.4±0.3 (1.2-2.4, n=14)
Wollastonite (mol%):
1.1.±0.1 (0.9-1.3, n=14)
Classifier:
A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):
21.4
Type spec location:
MNB
Main mass:
Hanno Strufe
Comments:
Submitted by Ansgar Greshake