Unclassified chondrite
Sahara
Found 2008
Ordinary chondrite, oriented stony meteorite

Mass (g): 29
Info: Philippe Thomas collection.

Unclassified NWA meteorite with stunning button shape

Météorite NWA non-classifiée avec une magnifique forme de bouton

Unclassified chondrite
Sahara
Found 2001 and 2007
Ordinary chondrite, shield-shaped stony meteorite

Mass (g): 1802 (924 + 878)
Info: Philippe Thomas collection.

Specimen with stable orientation during his atmospheric flight, the ablation have formed an almost perfect shield shape. A new fragment, found in 2007, is added to the first one found in 2001!!! Still missing approximately 1/3 of the initial mass, maybe in 2013...

Specimen resté stable durant la traversée de l'atmosphère, l'ablation a donné à cette météorite orientée une forme presque parfaite dites de "bouclier". Un nouveau fragment, trouvé en 2007, s'ajoute au premier trouvé en 2001 !!! Il manque encore environ 1/3 de la masse initiale, peut-être qu'en 2013...

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 1802g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 1802g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 1802g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 1802g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 1802g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 1802g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 924g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 924g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 924g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 924g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 924g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 924g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite
Sahara
Found 2006
Ordinary chondrite, oriented stony meteorite

Mass (g): 16800
Info: Philippe Thomas collection.

Unclassified NWA meteorite with stunning remaglypts weighing 16.8 kg!!!

Météorite NWA non-classifiée avec de magnifiques rémaglyptes pesant 16,8 kg !!!!

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 16.8kg © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 16.8kg © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 16.8kg © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 16.8kg © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 16.8kg © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 16.8kg © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 16.8kg © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite
Algeria
Found: May 2006
Ordinary chondrite

Mass (g): 113.04
Info: Philippe Thomas collection.

Some pieces of a very fresh meteorite adding up less than one kilo were recently found. There would be witnesses of this fall at the end of 2005. Maybe a new fall but in the absence of reliable information, at the moment it remains a very beautiful find!

Quelques pièces d'une météorite très fraîche totalisant moins d'un kilo ont été trouvées récemment. Il y aurait des témoins de cette chute fin 2005. Peut-être une nouvelle chute mais en l'absence de renseignements fiables, pour l'instant cela reste une très belle trouvaille !

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 113.04g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 113.04g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 113.04g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)

Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 113.04g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)		Unclassified chondrite Oriented meteorite, 113.04g © Ph. Thomas (click to enlarge)