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NWA 869
near Tindouf in Algeria
Ordinary chondrite, brecciated L5
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Weight: 585.0 grams
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Northwest Africa 869
History
Name: Northwest Africa 869
Location: near Tindouf in Algeria
Type: Ordinary Chondrite, Brecciated L5
The meteorite was discovered in 1999 near Tindouf in Algeria and it is
estimated that around 1500kg of stones have been found, making it one
of the largest Total Known Weight stone meteorites to come out of North
West Africa. It is a very attractive looking meteorite and has a number
of distinguishing features. When cut and polished, the matrix is full
of colour and chondrules. It is also possible that it may contain
carbonaceous inclusions and be brecciated. The stones of this meteorite
vary quite widely which makes classification difficult. Some
individuals will show the dark inclusions and brecciation, while others
will not even hint at it. This meteorite has been classified a numerous
times by different institutions around the world and they have all come
up with a different classification. One thing they all agree on
however, is that it's an L-Chondrite! UCLA originally classified NWA
869 as L4, but later reclassified it to L5, which stands as it's
current official classifiaction. It has also been classified as L3.9-6
and L6. A couple of these classifiactions have also said it is
brecciated. Well whatever the classification, one thing remains true:
it's a great looking meteorite!
This meteorite was published in the Meteoritical Society Bulletin No. 90
Check out their web site at http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/
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