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  nwa 4460
(L3, S4, W1) Meteoritical Bulletin #95
 
 
NWA 4460
NWA 4460 before cutting © P. Thomas
 
 

Place of purchase: Algeria
Date: Jun-06
Mass (g): 1584
Pieces: 1
Class: L3
Shock stage: S4
Weathering grade: W1
Fayalite (mol%): 24.5+0.4
Ferrosilite (mol%): 16.2-21.7 (19.2+ 1.4)
Magnetic suscept.: 4.89
Classifier: M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Comments: Melt pockets; native Cu; estimated subtype: >3.5

 
    NWA 4460 thin sections Algeria  
     
 

NWA 4460 before cutting © P. Thomas
 
 

© P. Thomas
 
     
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