Meteorite carbonaceous ch. CV3 NWA 6368 stone 78 gr
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HELLO ALL OLD AND NEW GUESTS!!! We are a team of meteorite and fossil hunters since 1995. We search worldwide for new and known meteorites. We ship worldwide from our locations in USA and Germany (please see careful the location of the item you bid). We easy combine shipping (from one location of course). We accept different ways of payments, but PayPal is very preferred. Please do not hesitate ask us any questions. Name: Northwest Africa 6368 probably paired to NWA 3118Abbreviation: NWA 6368 Year found: 2009Country: Morocco Mass: about 6 kg Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) here is the description for the NWA 3118: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) Hundreds of fragments (total weight of 5895 g) were purchased in Erfoud, Morocco in December 2003 by A. and G. Hupé. Description and classification (T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU): olive gray to tan in color depending on the degree of weathering. In thin section, much of the matrix has a pronounced “ripple” texture: subparallel, curvilinear thin bands of olivine grains (Fa32-36), up to 10 µm in size, enclose pod-like masses of micron to submicron Fe-rich olivine (Fa42-58), pyroxenes, sulfides and minor weathering products. Chondrules are typically <2 mm in diameter, although a few chondrules may be as large as 8 mm in diameter. A small stone was found to contain a dark inclusion measuring
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