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.
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.
Nomads heard a powerful whistling sound and saw a 1215.5 g stone fall 200 m from their tent. The stone was broken into several pieces (sacrificed on an altar) 15 days later during a wedding ceremony.
It was meteorite hunter Michel Franco who later found this meteorite and marketed it.
Nomads heard a powerful whistling sound and saw a 1215.5 g stone fall 200 m from their tent. The stone was broken into several pieces (sacrificed on an altar) 15 days later during a wedding ceremony.
It was meteorite hunter Michel Franco who later found this meteorite and marketed it.
Nomads heard a powerful whistling sound and saw a 1215.5 g stone fall 200 m from their tent. The stone was broken into several pieces (sacrificed on an altar) 15 days later during a wedding ceremony.
It was meteorite hunter Michel Franco who later found this meteorite and marketed it.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: OlivineFa14.2±8.1, rangeFa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Sub>he Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: OlivineFa14.2±8.1, rangeFa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Sub>he Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: OlivineFa14.2±8.1, rangeFa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Sub>he Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: OlivineFa14.2±8.1, rangeFa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Sub>he Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: OlivineFa14.2±8.1, rangeFa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Sub>he Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa14.2±8.1, range Fa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Subty> the Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa14.2±8.1, range Fa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Subtype >based on the Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa14.2±8.1, range Fa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chodrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Subtype >3.2 based on the Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
NWA 15972 is a beautiful LL3 chondrite weighing just 317 grams.
This meteorite was analyzed at Cerege by Jérôme Gattacceca.
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15972 (NWA 15972)
Morocco
Purchased: 2022
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)
History: Found in Morocco, and bought by Jean Redelsperger in Guelmim in 2022
Physical characteristics: Some fragments are partially crusted.
Petrography: (J.Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed chondrules ~800 µm set in a fine-grained matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.
Geochemistry: OlivineFa14.2±8.1, rangeFa0.4-29.9, Fa PMD 46% (n=18). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.157±0.089 wt% (n=17). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs8.4±3.5Wo1.8±1.4 (n=5).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on chondrule size and magnetic susceptibility. Sub>he Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivine. Estimated subtype 3.2 based on the olivine Fa PMD.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Trinitite is a glass made during the first nuclear explosion called Trinity, in Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
Trinitite is made from the vitrification of the desert sand linked to the different elements of the structure on which the bomb rested and the bomb itself. Recently, researchers discovered that a piece of red Trinitrite took the form of a quasicrystal.
First discovered in the laboratory in the 1980s, quasicrystals also occur in nature, notably in meteorites.
A total of 1600 kg, ranging in mass from << 1 to 35,000 g, and a single 83 kg individual completely covered with regmaglyptes, were found in the Kamil impact crater in Egypt. This 45 m diameter crater was discovered by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team in February 2009 and February 2010. Approximately 800 kg of the total mass observed in the field (including the regmaglypted individual) was recovered.
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