NWA 17669 - Primitive Meteorite - LL3 Ordinary Chondrite - 30.2 g

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Selected by Francesco Moser

Over 20 years collecting meteorites; former museum curator and experienced restorer.

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NWA 17669 is a LL3 ordinary chondrite in primitive meteorite form from the Sahara Desert in Northwest Africa and weighs 30.2 g.

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A 30.2 g slice of NWA 17669, an officially classified LL3 ordinary chondrite is up for grabs. The cut surface displays abundant, well-defined unequilibrated chondrules set within an attractive fine-grained to opaque matrix. Chondrules average approximately 650 ± 365 µm in diameter, with their diverse textures, colours and mineral compositions reflecting the primitive, unequilibrated nature of the meteorite.

The matrix contains accessory Fe-Ni metal, troilite and chromite. Mineral chemistry is correspondingly heterogeneous, with olivine ranging from Fa₀.₉ to Fa₃₉.₀ and low-Ca pyroxene from Fs₂.₆ to Fs₂₂.₅, supporting its classification as LL3. This rare primitive chondrite has a total recorded mass of 577 g and was approved by the Meteoritical Society in 2025.

I am a member of the Meteoritical Society (#7743) and the Global Meteorite Association (#G0129) and have been collecting meteorites for over 16 years.