October 13, 2023
Key Chain 5.63 grams 6 unclassified BEADs NorthWest Africa 6 NWA METEORITES
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This meteorite Bead is from a Meteorite that was found in North West Africa. WHAT IS A NWA METEORITE? Meteorites are named after where they fell or were found. So if a meteorite fell near the town of Zagami Nigeria its name is Zagami. if it fell near Ensisheim germany its name is Ensisheim and if you buy a piece of that meteorite you buy it using that name. Usually this naming system works well but over the past 5 or 6 years people have discovered you can find meteorites relitively easy in deserts. This includes poor Sahara desert nomads used to earning $200 a year who now all of a sudden can get tens of thousands of dollars for a good meteorite find. So it seems that pretty much everybody who lives in the Sahara are on the lookout for meteorites. Worthless weathering away rocks strewn thoughout the desert is now being saved for the world because crazy dealers like me will pay good money for these stone meteorites. In general, stony meteorites are known for the presence of chondrules--small spheres of formerly melted minerals that have come together with other mineral matter to form a solid rock. This is a very nice chondrite with lots of chondrules. The internal matrix is quite interesting. In addition to the well defined chondrules, iron / nickel flakes are also present. This gorgeous meteorite with matrix, iron flacks, and
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