OYO This meteorite is officially classified & approved as Oyo LL4 chondrite meteorite Classified by world renowned and profoundly respected Dr Anthony J. Irving and team at University of Washington. OYO LL4 CHONDRITE FOUND IN JANUARY 2019 IN NORTH EAST OF THE TOWN OF OYO NIGERIA COORDINATES 7.877°N, 3.963°E 67.4 GRAMS THE BUYER WILL GET A 67.4 GRAMS SLICE OF OYO LL4 METEORITE END CUT AS SHOWN IN PHOTOS IN A LABELLED DISPLAY BOX COMBINED WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY YOU ARE BUYING 100% A GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC METEORITE You will get slice of 67.4 grams combined with a signed certificate of authenticity First express class delivery and provenance provided. I SHIP WORLDWIDE WITH DHL, UPS OR SIMILAR EXPRESS SERVICE, TRACKED & TRACED This Items will not include any reference and will be posted as a "Gift" for Customs purposes TRULY A BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM QUALITY SHOWPIECE FRESH FUSION CRUST WITH VELVETY TEXTURE AND TONS OF CONTRACTION CRACKS OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE: THE METEORITICAL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR METEORITICS AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE METEORITICAL BULLETIN DATABASE Oyo Name: Oyo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Year found: 2019 Country: Nigeria Mass:help 1975 g Classification history: Recommended: LL4 Comments: Approved 5 Sep 2020 Writeuphelp Writeup from MB 109: Oyo 7.877°N, 3.963°E Oyo, Nigeria Find: 2019 Jan Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL4) History: Three similar-appearing stones were found together 4.4 km NE of the town of Oyo, Nigeria at 7.877°N, 3.963°E and were purchased from the finder by Mbark Arjdal in January 2019. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Closely packed, well-formed chondrules are set in a sparse matrix containing altered kamacite, taenite, chromite, troilite and merrillite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa28.3±0.2, range Fa28.1-28.5, N = 6), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs23.4±0.5Wo1.6±0.3, range Fs23.0-24.3Wo1.4-2.0, N = 6), augite (Fs8.3±0.3Wo45.4±0.1, range Fs8.0-8.5Wo45.3-45.5, N = 3). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 3.41. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL4). Specimens: 54.2 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. M.Arjdal. Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: State/Prov/County: Oyo Place of purchase: Nigeria Date: 2019 Jan Latitude: 7.877°N Longitude: 3.963°E Mass (g): 1975 Pieces: 3 Class: LL4 Shock stage: S2 Weathering grade: W2 Fayalite (mol%): 28.3±0.2 Ferrosilite (mol%): 23.4±0.5 Wollastonite (mol%): 1.6±0.3 Magnetic suscept.: 3.41 Classifier: A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL Type spec mass (g): 54.2 Type spec location: UWB Main mass: M. Arjdal Comments: Work name Arj ZM 337; submitted by A. Irving Institutions and collections UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) WUSL: Washington Univ., One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012) Catalogs: References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020) Find references in NASA ADS: NASA ADS Find references in Google Scholar: Google Scholar Geography: Nigeria Coordinates: Recommended:: (7° 52' 37"N, 3° 57' 47"E) Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Oyo, Nigeria This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Nigeria Revision history: This lists important revisions made to data for this record.