Description: Northwest Africa 15376Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 15376 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 15376 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 14 kg Classification history:Recommended: LL3-6 This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites classified as LL3-6. Comments:Approved 12 Nov 2022WriteupWriteup from MB 111: Northwest Africa 15376 (NWA 15376)(Northwest Africa)Purchased: 2021Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3-6)History: Purchased by Mark Lyon from a meteorite dealer in Algeria in 2021.Physical characteristics: Single stone with minor fusion crust.Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) Sample is a genomict breccia comprised of mm to cm-sized sub-angular clasts, and few chondrules, set within a fine-grained matrix containing melt-rich regions. Some clast lithologies are equilibrated and contain secondary recrystallized feldspar (Av. ~60 μm), other clast lithologies are unequilibrated and contain devitrified glass. Accessory phases include Fe-Ni metal, troilite, and chromite.Geochemistry: Equilibrated lithologies [Olivine (Fa30.0±0.7, range Fa29.3-31.5, n=17), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs24.3±0.7Wo2.0±0.6, range Fs22.5-25.7Wo1.5-3.9, n=15)]; Unequilibrated lithologies [Olivine (Fa28.6±1.6, range Fa27.1-30.9, n=7), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs21.6±2.5Wo1.8±1.0, range Fs17.8-25.2Wo0.6-3.7, n=10)].Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (LL3-6).Specimens: 33.9 g at Cascadia, main mass with Mark Lyon.Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0:Place of purchase:AlgeriaDate:P 2021Mass (g):14000Pieces:1Class:LL3-6Shock stage:S3Weathering grade:W2I will combine the cost of shipping for all the items you win during a 2 week period that are paid for in a single transaction. Please note. If items are paid for separately, they will be shipped separately due to eBay tracking reasons. Also, I ship items within 24 hours from the time of payment. Therefore, do not pay for any items until you are done bidding so I can ship everything in one package. Please take your time and don't pay for up to 2 weeks. Shipping includes tracking and delivery confirmation.I am a member of the awesome Global Meteorite Association #GMA0021Please only pay in one payment when you are all done getting everything you want.Please only pay in one payment when you are all done. Postage is the same for all the items you win over a 2 week period. ONLY pay in ONE PAYMENT when you are all done winning and ready to buy everything you wanted. I mail out all items the same day or in the morning. Thanks, John Humphries, P.O. BOX 310, Tombstone, AZ 85638
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