著名的闪长石陨石 NWA 7831 无球粒陨石 - 1 g - (1)
编号 83174437
火星陨石 NWA 15196(Shergottite)切片 无球粒陨石 - 4.9 g
编号 83174437
火星陨石 NWA 15196(Shergottite)切片 无球粒陨石 - 4.9 g
Northwest Africa 15196 (NWA 15196)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: May, 2022
Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)
History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Temara, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: Dark grayish to greenish rock without fusion crust.
Petrography: Sub-ophitic textured meteorite predominantly composed of up to 2 mm sized prismatic, irregularly zoned pyroxene and lath-shaped maskelynite grains showing preferred orientation. Minor phases include exsolved ilmenite, troilite, and apatite. Myrmekitic intergrowths of fayalite, hedenbergite, and silica are abundant. The meteorite is highly shocked and contains shock melt pockets. Cracks are often filled with secondary calcite.
Geochemistry: complex zoned pyroxene: Fs48.9±17.9Wo19.6±5.1 (Fs29.0-77.4Wo13.5-29.2, FeO/MnO=33±4, n=15); maskelynite: An55.2±1.3Ab43.6±1.4Or1.2±0.4 (An52.2-56.8Ab41.2-46.4Or0.7-2.0, n=10); fayalite: Fa97.9±0.1, FeO/MnO=44±1, n=3