NWA 12263 L3 Chondrite Meteorites for Sale
Location: Northwest Africa, location unknown. Purchased in 2013.
Found:
2018.
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3).
Description: History: Purportedly found in Mali and purchased by Marc Jost from Abdelaziz Mouadine in Rissani, Morocco, in June 2018. [Specimens on this page purchased from Aziz in September 2018.]
Petrography:(A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Very fresh specimen composed of very closely packed, well-formed chondrules (apparent diameter 880±400 µm, N = 20) set in a sparse finer grained matrix containing lightly stained metal.
Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa0.6-35.4, Cr2O3 in ferroan examples 0.03-0.13 wt.%, mean 0.06±0.03 wt.%, N = 8), orthopyroxene (Fs3.9-27.8Wo0.3-1.4, N = 3), pigeonite (Fs20.9Wo20.0), diopside (Fs2.1Wo39.3). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.69.
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3).
Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
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# NWA12263-4-21 |
# NWA12263-5-2 |
# NWA12263-5-5 |
# NWA12263-7-1 |
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Scale: Each
photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less
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a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime. |
Weight: 4.2 gm |
Weight: 5.2 gm |
Weight: 5.5 gm |
Weight: 7.1 gm |
Features: Part Slice |
Features: Part Slice |
Features: Part Slice |
Features: Part Slice |
Price: $47 |
Price: $57 |
Price: sold |
Price: $76 |
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# NWA12263-7-5 |
# NWA12263-7-51 |
# NWA12263-7-9 |
# NWA12263-8-3 |
# NWA12263-8-8 |
Weight: 7.5 gm |
Weight: 7.5 gm |
Weight: 7.9 gm |
Weight: 8.3 gm |
Weight: 8.8 gm |
Features: Part Slice |
Features: Part Slice |
Features: Part Slice |
Features: Part Slice |
Features: Part Slice |
Price: $80 |
Price: sold |
Price: $84 |
Price: sold |
Price: sold |
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# NWA12263-16-7 |
# NWA12263-18-2 |
# NWA12263-24-7 |
# NWA12263-29-9 |
# NWA12263-82-5 |
Weight: 16.7 gm |
Weight: 18.2 gm |
Weight: 24.7 gm |
Weight: 29.9 gm |
Weight: 82.5 gm |
Features: Slice |
Features: Slice |
Features: Slice |
Features: Slice |
Features: End |
Price: sold |
Price: $187 |
Price: $252 |
Price: sold |
Price: $700 |