NWA 15341 1 of 4 meteorites ever to be classified as CO3 anomalous Carbonaceous meteorite Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite - 12.2 g - (1)

Northwest Africa 15341
(NWA 15341)

Co3 Anomalous (Co3-An)
Carbonaceous meteorite
Found in January 2022 In Mali
12.2 grams

This is only 1 of 4 meteorites ever to be classified as CO3 anomalous
Carbonaceous meteorite.

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Meteoritical Bulletin database information:

Northwest Africa 15341
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 15341
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 15341
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2022
Country: Mali
Mass: 1210 g
Classification: CO3-an

This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites classified as CO3-an.
Comments: Approved 4 Apr 2024
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Writeup from MB 113:
Northwest Africa 15341 (NWA 15341)

Mali

Purchased: 2022 Jan

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3-an)

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Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and J. Boesenberg, BrownU) Well-formed, relatively small chondrules (apparent diameter 230±170 µm, N = 26) containing glass or devitrified glass, plus some mineral fragments, AOA and very fine grained amoeboid CAI, are set in a fine grained matrix (~30 vol.%, red-brown in thin section) containing chromite, taenite, troilite and Cr-magnetite (associated with taenite and troilite). No kamacite was found.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa23.1±20.4, range Fa0.7-56.1, N = 14; Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.05-0.28 wt.%, mean 0.13 wt.%, sd 0.08 wt.%, N = 8), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs5.3±3.0Wo1.6±1.5, range Fs1.2-8.0Wo0.3-3.8, N = 4), diopside (Fs1.6±0.3Wo44.1±6.0, range Fs1.3-1.8Wo39.8-48.3, N = 2), Al-Ti-diopside in CAI (Fs1.7Wo50.2; Fs0.9Wo54.4; Al2O3 5.6-10.9 wt.%, TiO2 0.2-1.4 wt.%; N = 2), magnetite (Cr2O3 1.8-13.1 wt.%, N = 11).

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3, anomalous). Although magnetite is present in some low subtype CO3 chondrites. ( Rubin and Li, 2019), it is relatively Cr-poor (containing < 1 wt.% Cr2O3). The occurrence of relatively Cr-rich magnetite (containing up to 13 wt.% Cr2O3) as found in this specimen has not been previously reported in CO3 chondrites.


Bibliography:
Rubin A. E. and Li Y. (2019) Formation and destruction of magnetite in CO3 chondrites and other chondrite groups. Geochemistry 79, 125528. (Link)
Data from:
MB113
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Place of purchase: Mali
Date: P 2022 Jan
Mass (g): 1210
Pieces: many
Class: CO3-an
Shock stage: S2
Weathering grade: low
Fayalite (mol%): 23.1±20.4
Ferrosilite (mol%): 5.3±3.0
Wollastonite (mol%): 1.6±1.5
Classifier: A. Irving, UWS, and J. Boesenberg, BrownU
Type spec mass (g): 27.0
Type spec location: UWB