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  nwa 1776
(CR2, S1, W2/3) Meteoritical Bulletin #87
 
 
NWA 1776
© P. Thomas
 
 

Origin or pseudonym: Zagora, Morocco
Place of purchase: Erfoud
Date: 2002
Mass (g): 80
Pieces: several
Class: CR2
Shock stage: S1
Weathering grade: W2/3
Fayalite (mol%): 1.1-33.7
Ferrosilite (mol%): 1.9-35.6
Classifier: M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Comments: metal-rich chondrules, small CAIs in sulfide-rich matrix; paired with NWA 801 Plag: An85.2

 
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