Description: This meteorite is a rare and unique piece that will make a great addition to any collector's collection. With a weight of 14.020 grams, it belongs to the NWA 13949 classification and is a CVred3 type. The composition of this meteorite is carbonaceous, making it an ultra fresh and sought-after piece. Carbonaceous chondrite composed of well-defined chondrules (mean diameter about 900 m), CAIs (up to 1 cm), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained almost black matrix. Opaque phases are metal and sulfides. Some chondrules show reddish staining due to terrestrial weathering. This meteorite comes with a COA card and display case. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVred3). Reduced subgroup based on low concentrations of Ni in sulfides Gattacceca et al., 2020. Name: Northwest Africa 13949 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13949 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 264 g Northwest Africa 13949 (NWA 13949) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: March, 2021 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVred3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Nouadhibou, Mauritania in early March, 2021. Physical characteristics: Brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of well-defined chondrules (mean diameter about 900 m), CAIs (up to 1 cm), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained almost black matrix. Opaque phases are metal and sulfides. Some chondrules show reddish staining due to terrestrial weathering. Geochemistry: Ni in sulfides <0.12 wt%, N=11; Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVred3). Reduced subgroup based on low concentrations of Ni in sulfides Gattacceca et al., 2020. Bibliography: Gattacceca J.,Bonal L.,Sonzognia C., and Longereya J. (2020) CV chondrites: More than one parent body. Earth Planet. Sci. Letts. 547, 116467. (link) Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: Place of purchase:Nouadhibou, Mauritania Date:P March, 2021 Mass (g):264 Pieces:1 Class:CVred3 Shock stage:S1 Weathering grade:moderate Fayalite (mol%):7.16.4 (0.4-22.5, n=21) Ferrosilite (mol%):1.40.4 (0.9-2.4, n=13) Wollastonite (mol%):1.10.3 (0.9-2.2, n=13) Magnetic suscept.:4.28 Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB Type spec mass (g):29.5 Type spec location:MNB Main mass:Salamu Ali Comments:Submitted by Ansgar Greshake
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