Description: Hi my name is Luisa Stream, im part of Streaming meteorites. Im excited to be here, every meteorite I sell comes with a COA card and display case. Meteorite NWA 14916 weigh 1.769 grams Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 14916 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14916 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:help 520 g Classification history: Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) LL3 Recommended: LL3 This is 1 of 492 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) Comments:Approved 9 May 2022 Writeup from MB 111: Northwest Africa 14916 (NWA 14916) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 May Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3) History: Purchased by Matthew Stream in May 2021 from an Algerian dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Closely-packed, well-formed, unequilibrated glass-bearing chondrules (apparent diameter 770 ± 320 µm, N = 26) are set in a sparse fine-grained matrix containing stained kamacite, taenite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.7±17.3, range Fa0.4-47.5, N = 6; Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.07-0.19 wt.%, mean 0.11 wt.%, sd 0.04 wt.%, N = 7), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs10.7±5.2Wo2.0±1.9, range Fs4.0-16.1Wo0.2-4.8, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs12.9Wo14.9), augite (Fs4.1Wo35.8; Fs0.6Wo48.0; N = 2). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.24. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). Specimens: 22.52 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Stream. Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: Place of purchase:Algeria Date:P 2021 May Mass (g):520 Pieces:1 Class:LL3 Shock stage:S2 Weathering grade:W0/1 Fayalite (mol%):19.7±17.3 Ferrosilite (mol%):10.7±5.2 Wollastonite (mol%):2.0±1.9 Magnetic suscept.:4.24 Classifier:A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL Type spec mass (g):22.52 Type spec location:UWB Main mass:M. Stream Comments:Work name MS21-5; submitted by A. Irving
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Location: Riverside, California
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