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 13512 is an Aubrite meteorite discovered in Morocco near Boudnib in 2019.
I this date only 72 meteorites of this type have been classified.
It is a rare type of meteorite, difficult to find on the market.
The name Aubrites is linked to the fall of a meteorite in Aubres, France in 1836. They are composed mainly of orthopyroxene to enstatite.
History : Three visually-similar specimens (total weight 105 g)
found together near Boudnib, Morocco were purchased by Mohammed Hmani in December 2019.
Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) The specimen has a mean grainsize of ~400 µm and is composed predominantly of equant grains of enstatite with subordinate sodic plagioclase and accessory altered Si-bearing kamacite, altered Cr-troilite and schreibersite.
Geochemistry: Enstatite (Fs0.2±0.0Wo0.6-0.7, N = 3), plagioclase (Ab91.4An2.6Or6.0; Ab76.4An21.4Or2.3; N = 2), kamacite (Si = 1.5 wt.%, Ni = 7.9 wt.%).
Classification: Aubrite.
Specimens: 20.5 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Hmani.
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Djoua 001 is an Aubrite meteorite discovered in Algeria in 2021.
I this date only 72 meteorites of this type have been classified.
It is a rare type of meteorite difficult to find on the market.
The name Aubrites is linked to the fall of a meteorite in France at Aubres in 1836. They are composed mainly of orthopyroxene to enstatite.
A new theory by a French scientific team raises the possibility of a link between Aubrites and the planet Mercury.
Djoua 001 is an Aubrite meteorite discovered in Algeria in 2021.
I this date only 72 meteorites of this type have been classified.
It is a rare type of meteorite difficult to find on the market.
The name Aubrites is linked to the fall of a meteorite in France at Aubres in 1836. They are composed mainly of orthopyroxene to enstatite.
A new theory by a French scientific team raises the possibility of a link between Aubrites and the planet Mercury.
Djoua 001 is an Aubrite meteorite discovered in Algeria in 2021.
I this date only 72 meteorites of this type have been classified.
It is a rare type of meteorite difficult to find on the market.
The name Aubrites is linked to the fall of a meteorite in France at Aubres in 1836. They are composed mainly of orthopyroxene to enstatite.
A new theory by a French scientific team raises the possibility of a link between Aubrites and the planet Mercury.
Djoua 001 is an Aubrite meteorite discovered in Algeria in 2021.
I this date only 72 meteorites of this type have been classified.
It is a rare type of meteorite difficult to find on the market.
The name Aubrites is linked to the fall of a meteorite in France at Aubres in 1836. They are composed mainly of orthopyroxene to enstatite.
A new theory by a French scientific team raises the possibility of a link between Aubrites and the planet Mercury.
Djoua 001 is an Aubrite meteorite discovered in Algeria in 2021.
I this date only 72 meteorites of this type have been classified.
It is a rare type of meteorite difficult to find on the market.
The name Aubrites is linked to the fall of a meteorite in France at Aubres in 1836. They are composed mainly of orthopyroxene to enstatite.
A new theory by a French scientific team raises the possibility of a link between Aubrites and the planet Mercury.
Djoua 001 is an Aubrite meteorite discovered in Algeria in 2021.
I this date only 72 meteorites of this type have been classified.
It is a rare type of meteorite difficult to find on the market.
The name Aubrites is linked to the fall of a meteorite in France at Aubres in 1836. They are composed mainly of orthopyroxene to enstatite.
A new theory by a French scientific team raises the possibility of a link between Aubrites and the planet Mercury.
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 006 is a meteorite classified as brecciated eucrite of 1380 grams.
It was discovered near Zagora in Morocco by Ahmed Dich and Hssain Azmamar in January 2021.
The eucrites come from the Asteroid Vesta.
Writeup from MB 110 :
Zagora 006 30°18’46.21″N, 5°32’45.16″W
South, Morocco
Find: 2021 Jan
Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, brecciated)
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).
Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs50.7Wo3.8, Fs48.5Wo6.4. Ca-pyroxene Fs38.8Wo20.5, Fs23.0Wo41.3, Fs23.3Wo41.4. Pyroxene FeO/MnO 31.8±1.4 (n=5). Plagioclase An92.5Ab7.3Or0.2, An80.2Ab18.8Or0.9.
Classification: Achondrite (eucrite, brecciated)
Specimens: 22 g type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger
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Zagora 006 is a meteorite classified as brecciated eucrite of 1380 grams.
It was discovered near Zagora in Morocco by Ahmed Dich and Hssain Azmamar in January 2021.
The eucrites come from the Asteroid Vesta.
Writeup from MB 110 :
Zagora 006 30°18’46.21″N, 5°32’45.16″W
South, Morocco
Find: 2021 Jan
Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, brecciated)
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).
Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs50.7Wo3.8, Fs48.5Wo6.4. Ca-pyroxene Fs38.8Wo20.5, Fs23.0Wo41.3, Fs23.3Wo41.4. Pyroxene FeO/MnO 31.8±1.4 (n=5). Plagioclase An92.5Ab7.3Or0.2, An80.2Ab18.8Or0.9.
Classification: Achondrite (eucrite, brecciated)
Specimens: 22 g type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger
Sueilila 003 is a meteorite of type CV3, oxidized subgroup, it was discovered by Mbark Ben Amar and Amar Azerwal in 2016 in the Western Sahara.
This meteorite has the particularity to have large chondrules of brown color and smaller chondrules of gray color.
No explanation has been found so far by science.
CV3 chondrites are characterized by the presence of large chondrules, abundant pre-solar isotopes and white inclusions called CAI’s.
CAI’s are mineral inclusions rich in calcium and aluminum, formed 4,567 to 4,571 million years ago they are the oldest materials in the Solar System.