Meteorite

orthwest Africa 18599 (NWA 18599) Algeria Purchased: 2025 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L, melt rock) History: In 2025, Mohamed Ali Loud bought this material from a meteorite dealer in Algeria. Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Clast-poor melt rock consisting of a crystallized melt with few embedded chondritic relicts. The former consists of tiny olivine and low-Ca pyroxene grains with interstitial glass. Accessories are Fe-Ni metal and troilite, both of which are heavily terrestrially altered. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Mean composition of chondritic relicts: olivine Fa25.4±0.7 (Fa25.1-25.7; n=11); Low-Ca pyroxene Fs21.4±0.4Wo2.1±1.1 (Fs20.9-22.5Wo1.2-4.8; n=12). Classification: L-melt rock, based on texture and mineral chemistry of chondritic relicts. Shock stage: C-S3 Weathering grade: hyigh Classifier: K. Metzler, IfP. This lot has no reserve price and comes with its certificate of authenticity. Thanks for your interest.

估價:$168.19

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