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NWA 14743 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite CVox3 Complete Slice - 15.92g

NWA 14743 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite CVox3 Complete Slice - 15.92g

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This listing is for the piece you see in the photos.  This is NWA 14743.  This is a complete slice that has been polished on one side.  It's a carbonaceous chondrite that was found in Algeria back in 2021.  Below is the classification information from the Met Bull.

Weight - 15.92 grams
Measurements - 78x50x2 millimeters
COA and Riker box included!

Northwest Africa 14743
Basic information    Name: Northwest Africa 14743
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 14743
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 3.3 kg
Classification
  history:    
Meteoritical Bulletin:            (2023)      CVox3
Recommended:              CVox3    
This is 1 of 59 approved meteorites classified as CVox3.    
Comments:    Approved 19 Mar 2022
Writeup from MB 111
Northwest Africa 14743 (NWA 14743)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2021 Dec
Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVox3)

History: Purchased jointly by Craig Zlimen and Mark Lyon in December 2021 from an Algerian dealer.

Physical characteristics: These specimens are noteworthy because of a strong preferred dimensional orientation of elongate, amoeboid to irregularly-shaped CAI.

Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Relatively large, well-formed, mostly spherical chondrules (apparent diameter 2170±670 µm, N = 27) are set in a fine grained matrix (~35 vol.%) containing Cr magnetite, pentlandite and rare taenite. Very fine grained CAI examined by electron microprobe analysis contain hedenbergite, aluminous diopside, and calcite.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa7.1±4.9, range Fa0.4-13.4, N = 5), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs0.7±0.1Wo3.3±2.2, range Fs0.6-0.8Wo0.9-5.2, N = 3), diopside (Fs1.2±0.2Wo41.2±1.1, range Fs1.0-1.3Wo42.0-40.4, N = 2), magnetite (Cr2O3 0.3-1.6 wt.%, N = 7).

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVox3).

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