Pack !!! Meteorite NWA 869, legendary fall Type L3-6 - 25 g






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Pack !!! Meteorite NWA 869, an L3-6 chondrite from Tindouf, Algeria, weighing 25 g.
Description from the seller
The NWA 869 chondrite is the largest known rocky meteorite fall, and thus one of the most famous falls.
Magnificent pieces in which we can observe primary fusion crust,
Indicative photo where pieces weighing 25 grams will be received.
Chondrites are the oldest materials in the solar system, with an estimated formation age of 4.550 billion years. They are meteorites that have not been differentiated, and that is why they contain iron, in this case in a small amount since it is an L-type.
Most of them come from the asteroid belt located between the planets Mars and Jupiter.
A characteristic of chondrites is the presence of chondrules, small millimeter-sized spheres composed largely of silicates.
The standard model for their initial formation is that they form during the condensation of the solar nebula, from cosmic dust.
Chondrites are considered the earliest building blocks from which planets form.
At Expometeoritos, we take care of outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of meteorites.
We are members of:
- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
- Meteoritical Society
- American Meteor Society
All our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray Spectroscopy.
Seller's Story
The NWA 869 chondrite is the largest known rocky meteorite fall, and thus one of the most famous falls.
Magnificent pieces in which we can observe primary fusion crust,
Indicative photo where pieces weighing 25 grams will be received.
Chondrites are the oldest materials in the solar system, with an estimated formation age of 4.550 billion years. They are meteorites that have not been differentiated, and that is why they contain iron, in this case in a small amount since it is an L-type.
Most of them come from the asteroid belt located between the planets Mars and Jupiter.
A characteristic of chondrites is the presence of chondrules, small millimeter-sized spheres composed largely of silicates.
The standard model for their initial formation is that they form during the condensation of the solar nebula, from cosmic dust.
Chondrites are considered the earliest building blocks from which planets form.
At Expometeoritos, we take care of outreach, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of meteorites.
We are members of:
- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
- Meteoritical Society
- American Meteor Society
All our pieces are certified and, in addition, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray Spectroscopy.
