Here you get a beautiful slice of a fully classified chondritic LL3 meteorite with a very low weathering grade of just W1,
found by nomads in the Sahara Desert
Weight: 45.56 g
Dimensions: 90.7 x 51.8 x 4.1 mm
Name: Sahara 03502
Class: LL3 Chondrite
Country: Sahara Desert
Date: Find: 2003
TKW: 4,737g
Data from:
MB89
Table 1
Line 58: |
| Date: |
1 Jan 2003 |
| Latitude: |
undisclosed |
| Longitude: |
undisclosed |
| Mass (g): |
4737 |
| Pieces: |
1 |
| Class: |
LL3 |
| Weathering grade: |
W1 |
| Fayalite (mol%): |
27.5±06 |
| Ferrosilite (mol%): |
20.1±6.8 |
| Classifier: |
B. Devouard, UBP, M. Messaoudi, H. Afalfiz and D. Belhai, USTHB |
| Type spec mass (g): |
26.5 |
| Type spec location: |
MNHNP |
| Main mass: |
MFranco, Caillou Noir
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