History: Found by Ahmed Dich and Hssain Azmamar in January 2021. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Zaid Oualguirah in February 2021.
Physical characteristics: Partially crusted stone with a light grey interior
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated igneous rock with mineral and lithic gabbroic clasts. Main minerals are pyroxene (some exsolved) and plagioclase with grain size in the 100 to 500 µm range. Accessory minerals: metal (to 150 µm), chromite (to 100 µm), ilmenite (to 150 µm), troilite (to 200 µm).
History: Found by Ahmed Dich and Hssain Azmamar in January 2021. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Zaid Oualguirah in February 2021.
Physical characteristics: Partially crusted stone with a light grey interior
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated igneous rock with mineral and lithic gabbroic clasts. Main minerals are pyroxene (some exsolved) and plagioclase with grain size in the 100 to 500 µm range. Accessory minerals: metal (to 150 µm), chromite (to 100 µm), ilmenite (to 150 µm), troilite (to 200 µm).
NWA 14830 is a rare LL7 type meteorite of 837 g. It was discovered in Algeria in 2021.
Writeup from MB 111 :
Northwest Africa 14830 (NWA 14830)
Algeria
Purchased: 2021
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021
Physical characteristics: A single gray stone with fusion crust.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Highly recrystallized chondrite with plagioclase to 100 μm. Only one faint relict chondrule was found in the studied section. Opaque minerals are metal, troilite and euhedral chromite.
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7). Type 7 from texture and Wo content of low-Ca pyroxene.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Al Haggounia 008 is an ordinary chondrite of 6.270 kg composed of 31 fragments.
This meteorite was found in December 2013, 120 km northeast of Laayoune in the Western Sahara, in a place called Chwichiya (little fez) in reference to the mountain seen in this area in the shape of a fez.
Chwichiya is an area rich in meteorites. The pieces on sale have not been cleaned by choice, they are sold as they were found. These are the last pieces on sale!
Al Haggounia 008 is an ordinary chondrite of 6.270 kg composed of 31 fragments.
This meteorite was found in December 2013, 120 km northeast of Laayoune in the Western Sahara, in a place called Chwichiya (little fez) in reference to the mountain seen in this area in the shape of a fez.
Chwichiya is an area rich in meteorites. The pieces on sale have not been cleaned by choice, they are sold as they were found. These are the last pieces on sale!
Al Haggounia 008 is an ordinary chondrite of 6.270 kg composed of 31 fragments.
This meteorite was found in December 2013, 120 km northeast of Laayoune in the Western Sahara, in a place called Chwichiya (little fez) in reference to the mountain seen in this area in the shape of a fez.
Chwichiya is an area rich in meteorites. The pieces on sale have not been cleaned by choice, they are sold as they were found. These are the last pieces on sale!
NWA 14830 is a rare LL7 type meteorite of 837 g. It was discovered in Algeria in 2021.
It is a strongly crystallized meteorite with a beautiful fusion crust.
I sell the main mass of 797 grams, the rest was used for classification, so it is a unique piece !
Writeup from MB 111 :
Northwest Africa 14830 (NWA 14830)
Algeria
Purchased: 2021
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021
Physical characteristics: A single gray stone with fusion crust.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Highly recrystallized chondrite with plagioclase to 100 μm. Only one faint relict chondrule was found in the studied section. Opaque minerals are metal, troilite and euhedral chromite.
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7). Type 7 from texture and Wo content of low-Ca pyroxene.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Masse principale de Al Haggounia 008, chondrite ordinaire de 6,270 kg composée de 31 fragments.
Cette pièce a la particularité très originale d’avoir du lichen sur sa surface.
This meteorite was found in December 2013, 120 km northeast of Laayoune in the Western Sahara, in a place called Chwichiya (little fez) in reference to the mountain seen in this area in the shape of a fez.
Chwichiya is an area rich in meteorites. The pieces on sale have not been cleaned by choice, they are sold as they were found. These are the last pieces on sale!
Tanezrouft 081 is an ordinary chondrite of type H5. It was found by two Frenchmen A. Goueslain and J. L. Parodi in Algeria in 2003 in the Tanezrouff in Algeria.
At that time prospecting in Algeria was still possible.
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