Oued Awlitis 003 is a brecciated LL6 meteorite of 1141 grams.
It was discovered in 2011 near the village of Lemluia in the Western Sahara.
Other meteorites have been found in the same area, a lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001 and a carbonaceous type CV3 meteorite Oued Awlitis 002.
This is a very rich area where other meteorites will be found.
Oued Awlitis 003 is a brecciated LL6 meteorite of 1141 grams.
It was discovered in 2011 near the village of Lemluia in the Western Sahara.
Other meteorites have been found in the same area, a lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001 and a carbonaceous type CV3 meteorite Oued Awlitis 002.
This is a very rich area where other meteorites will be found.
Oued Awlitis 003 is a brecciated LL6 meteorite of 1141 grams.
It was discovered in 2011 near the village of Lemluia in the Western Sahara.
Other meteorites have been found in the same area, a lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001 and a carbonaceous type CV3 meteorite Oued Awlitis 002.
This is a very rich area where other meteorites will be found.
NWA 10241 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite of only 495 grams.
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10241 (NWA 10241)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2015 Jan
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Lahcen Ait Ha in Erfoud in January 2015.
Physical characteristics: Eight irregular gray fragments without fusion crust. Chondrules are clearly visible at the surface. Cut surface shows closely packed large chondrules, with little weathering.
Petrography: Well-defined closely packed chondrules. Chondrule mesostasis devitrified.
Geochemistry: Olivine range Fa5.8-39.6. Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.15±0.12 wt%. Orthopyroxene range Fs6.1-14.0.
Classification: LL3
Specimens: 23.5 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. Another 804 g stone exists with the seller, that is not accounted for here.
NWA 10241 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite of only 495 grams.
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10241 (NWA 10241)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2015 Jan
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Lahcen Ait Ha in Erfoud in January 2015.
Physical characteristics: Eight irregular gray fragments without fusion crust. Chondrules are clearly visible at the surface. Cut surface shows closely packed large chondrules, with little weathering.
Petrography: Well-defined closely packed chondrules. Chondrule mesostasis devitrified.
Geochemistry: Olivine range Fa5.8-39.6. Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.15±0.12 wt%. Orthopyroxene range Fs6.1-14.0.
Classification: LL3
Specimens: 23.5 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. Another 804 g stone exists with the seller, that is not accounted for here.
NWA 10241 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite of only 495 grams.
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10241 (NWA 10241)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2015 Jan
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Lahcen Ait Ha in Erfoud in January 2015.
Physical characteristics: Eight irregular gray fragments without fusion crust. Chondrules are clearly visible at the surface. Cut surface shows closely packed large chondrules, with little weathering.
Petrography: Well-defined closely packed chondrules. Chondrule mesostasis devitrified.
Geochemistry: Olivine range Fa5.8-39.6. Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.15±0.12 wt%. Orthopyroxene range Fs6.1-14.0.
Classification: LL3
Specimens: 23.5 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. Another 804 g stone exists with the seller, that is not accounted for here.
NWA 10241 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite of only 495 grams.
Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 10241 (NWA 10241)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2015 Jan
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Lahcen Ait Ha in Erfoud in January 2015.
Physical characteristics: Eight irregular gray fragments without fusion crust. Chondrules are clearly visible at the surface. Cut surface shows closely packed large chondrules, with little weathering.
Petrography: Well-defined closely packed chondrules. Chondrule mesostasis devitrified.
Geochemistry: Olivine range Fa5.8-39.6. Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.15±0.12 wt%. Orthopyroxene range Fs6.1-14.0.
Classification: LL3
Specimens: 23.5 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. Another 804 g stone exists with the seller, that is not accounted for here.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
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Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
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Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
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Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 012 is a rare brecciated LL7-type meteorite weighing 197g. It was discovered in Morocco in 2022 by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area.
The special feature of this meteorite is its dark clasts measuring up to 7X4 mm.
Writeup from MB 112:
Zagora 012 30°02’49.2″N, 5°28’55.3″W
South, Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)
History: Found by Lahcen Hassou in the Ksar Ait Gazou area in Morocco. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2022.
Physical characteristics: Brown partially crusted stone.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Brecciated recrystallized chondrite, with mm-sized clasts (to 4 mm) set in a clastic matrix. Abundant triple junctions. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa31.76 (n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs25.36±0.16Wo2.12±0.12 (n=3). Ca-pyroxene Fs10.9Wo43.7 (n=1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.