NWA 10241 LL3 #5 - 9,4 g

NWA 10241 LL3 #5 – 9,4 g

77,22 $

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.

Sahara 99544 CO3 #2- 7,3 gOut of stock

Sahara 99544 CO3 #2- 7,3 g

105,30 $

Sahara 99544 is a very beautiful meteorite type carbonaceous chondrite CO3.

The carbonaceous meteorites CO3 have small chondrules and some metal grains.

Reference fall :

Meteorite of Ornans (France) fallen on July 11, 1868 (6kg).

Sahara 99544 was discovered by Luc Labenne in 1999 in the Sahara.

Sueilila 004 L6 #2 - 7,7 gOut of stock

Sueilila 004 L6 #2 – 7,7 g

25,27 $

Sueilila 004 is a meteorite of type L6, discovered by Sid Ahmed Bouchama in the Western Sahara in 2016.

It is a very fresh meteorite, it is classified W0.

Sueilila 004 L6 #1 - 4,7 gOut of stock

Sueilila 004 L6 #1 – 4,7 g

16,85 $

Sueilila 004 is a meteorite of type L6, discovered by Sid Ahmed Bouchama in the Western Sahara in 2016.

It is a very fresh meteorite, it is classified W0.

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #9 - 3,8 g

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #9 – 3,8 g

53,35 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #8 - 4,1 gOut of stock

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #8 – 4,1 g

57,56 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #7 - 3,6 gOut of stock

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #7 – 3,6 g

50,54 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #6 - 2,5 gOut of stock

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #6 – 2,5 g

39,31 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #5 - 4,4 gOut of stock

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #5 – 4,4 g

61,78 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #4 - 3,9 gOut of stock

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #4 – 3,9 g

54,76 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #3 - 6,3 gOut of stock

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #3 – 6,3 g

88,45 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #2 - 11,5 gOut of stock

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #2 – 11,5 g

154,44 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #1 - 4,1 g

NWA 12732 Eucrite unb #1 – 4,1 g

57,56 $

NWA 12732 is a unbrecciated eucrite meteorite of only 79 grams.

The unbrecciated eucrites come from the asteroid Vesta, they are rarer than the brecciated eucrites.

 

Sayh al Uhaymir 001 L5 #1 - 16 gOut of stock

Sayh al Uhaymir 001 L5 #1 – 16 g

22,46 $

Sayh al Uhaymir 001 is a meteorite that was discovered in the Sultanate of Oman.

This is a significant fall of over 450 kg.

I was lucky enough to be able to prospect on the place and find some fragments of this meteorite in 2011.

Sahara 97002 L5 #1 - 11 gOut of stock

Sahara 97002 L5 #1 – 11 g

39,31 $

Sahara 97002 is a meteorite of type chondrite L5.

It was discovered in the Sahara in 1997 at the very beginning of meteorite prospecting in the Sahara deserts.

VINALES L6 #8 - 19,2 gOut of stock

VINALES L6 #8 – 19,2 g

269,57 $

In a clear sky, a fireball, followed by a trail of smoke was seen over Havana, Cuba, and then fell to the ground in a shower of fragments in the Vinales Valley, 180 km from the capital, in the west of the country… Falling around 1:30 pm local time, on February 1, without causing any casualties, the fall of the meteorite was accompanied by a lightning bolt and a strong explosion. This meteorite was classified as an ordinary chondrite type L6, about 50 kg of this meteorite were found.