Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L3
Country
Year found
2014
Mass
2.93 kg
[Museum Collection]
(1) 5.9g (2) 4.1g (3) 4.8g (4) 41g
History: Purchased by Eric Twelker in April 2014 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Well-formed, very closely packed chondrules occur in a very sparse metal-bearing matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa3.9-37.1; Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.04-0.17 wt.%, N = 7), orthopyroxene (Fs2.0-20.6Wo0.5-0.8, N = 3), augite (Fs4.3Wo37.7, N = 2). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.86. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3). L designation based on magnetic susceptibility. Specimens: 23.3 g plus one polished thin section at UWB. The remainder is held by Twelker.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L3
Country
Year found
2009
Mass
559 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 2.2g
History: Purchased by Eric Twelker in March 2009 from a dealer in Pohlheim, Germany. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Well-formed, fairly closely packed chondrules occur in a finer grained, metal-bearing matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa0.4-92.1; Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.11-0.61 wt.%, mean 0.23 wt.%, sd 0.12 wt.%, N = 16), orthopyroxene (Fs0.5-19.1Wo4.3-5.5, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs19.3Wo25.1, N = 1), augite (Fs7.4Wo38.7, N = 1). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.84. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3). L group designation based on magnetic susceptibility. The very wide range in Fa content of olivine, along with the mean value and standard deviation for Cr2O3 content of ferroan olivines, indicate that this unequilibrated specimen is of a subtype
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L3.15
Country
Year found
2015
Mass
566 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 14.66g
History: Purchased by Marcin Cimała in Tantan, January 2015. Physical characteristics: Single stone with weathered exterior. Saw cuts shows many densely packed chondrules set in dark-brown matrix. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows numerous porphyritic chondrules, most with mesostasis or glass. Abundant opaque matrix. Apparent mean chondrule diameter 594±227 μm, n=18. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Chondrule olivine Fa19.5±10.1, Cr2O3=0.19±0.17 (wt%), n=30; chondrule low-Ca pyroxene Fs12.7±8.0Wo0.5±0.4, n=12. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3.15), subtype 3.15 based on mean values of Fa and Fs and 1-sigma standard deviation, and on the ferroan olivine mean value of Cr2O3 and 1-sigma standard deviation (Grossman and Brearley, 2005). Specimens: 22.4 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Marcin Cimała holds the main mass.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L3
Country
Year found
2017
Mass
501 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 15.85g
This is 1 of 817 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019)
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L3.10
Country
Year found
2017
Mass
750 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 32.20g
History: Purchased by Marcin Cimała in Morocco, 2017. Physical characteristics: Single stone with weathered exterior, saw cuts shows many densely packed chondrules set in a dark brown matrix. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows numerous porphyritic chondrules, most with mesostasis or glass. Adundant opaque matrix. Apparent mean chondrule diameter 700±390 μm, n=31, consistent with L. Geochemistry: (C. Agee, UNM) All olivine Fa16.4±12.5, Fe/Mn=50±25, n=40; Ferroan chondrule olivine Fa19.7±11.3, Fe/Mn=55±23, Cr2O3=0.21±0.21 (wt%), n=33; low-Ca pyroxene Fs13.0±10.6Wo1.8±1.9, n=13. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3.10), type 3.10 based on mean value of Cr2O3 in ferroan chondrule olivine and the 1-sigma standard deviation, near the boundary between 3.10 and 3.15 in figure 13 (Grossman and Brearley, 2005), however closest to values of Adrar 003 (L/LL3.10) with Cr2O3=0.23±0.21 (n=47). Specimens: 29 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Marcin Cimała holds the main mass.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L5
Country
Year found
2017
Mass
7.5 kg
[Museum Collection]
(1) 1.2g
History: Discovered by an anonymous person and purchased in Erfoud in April 2017 Physical characteristics: One brown stone with regmaglypts. Cut face shows tiny metal specks. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Microscopic examination of a thin section shows recrystallized and shocked matrix: mosaicism and planar fractures in olivine, undolatory extinction in plagioclase. Chondrules poor developed. Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.04. Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine Fa24.3±0,9 (n=32); pyroxene Fs20.4±1.2 Wo1.5±0.2 (n=19); Ca-pyroxene Fs48.8Wo43.1 (n=1); feldspar An10.1±0.3Or5.9±1.2 (n=9). Kamacite Ni=2.9-5.3, Co=1.0 wt.-% (n=2). Sulfides: troilite, pyrrhotite, and pyrite. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (type L5) Specimens: 20.2 g on deposit at Kiel, main mass Kuntz.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L~5
Country
Year found
2018
Mass
80.3 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 15.2g
History: Purchased at Hamburg Mineral Show Dec. 2018. Physical characteristics: 80.8 brown stone with irregular granular surface Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) yellow-brown, recrystallized matrix, with defined chondrules (0.4-2 mm, av. ~1 mm), irregular metal and sulfide inclusions Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.59 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~5, W2) Specimens: 17.0 g on deposit at Kiel, Bart holds the main mass.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L~6
Country
Year found
2018
Mass
84.7 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 13.6g
History: Purchased at Hamburg Mineral Show Dec. 2018. Physical characteristics: 84.7 g brown stone covered with fusion crust Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Brown mottled, recrystallized, brecciated matrix, pervaded by black shock melt veins, with nearly complete recrystallized chondrules, metal and sulfide inclusions Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.92 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~6, W1) Specimens: 18.7 g on deposit at Kiel, Bart holds the main mass.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L~3
Country
Year found
2018
Mass
63.5 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 4.3g
History: Purchased at Hamburg Mineral Show Dec. 2018. Physical characteristics: 63.5 g brown stone with recognizable, well-developed chondrules on the surface Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) gray matrix with well outlined chondrules (0.3-1.5 mm, av. ~8 mm), irregular metal and sulfide inclusions Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.80 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~3, W0/1) Specimens: 13.1 g on deposit at Kiel, Bart holds the main mass.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L6
Country
Year found
2018
Mass
167.6 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 18.4g
History: Purchased at Hamburg Mineral Show Dec. 2018. Physical characteristics: 167.6 g dark brown stone with metallic specks on the surface Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) fractured and blackened matrix with no recognizable chondrules, feldspar >100 µm. Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine Fa24.7±1.0 (n=26); low-Ca pyroxene Fs21.2±0.6Wo1.7±0.1 (n=3); Ca pyroxene En47Fs7Wo46 (n=1); chromite CRAL=86, FFM=86-92 (n=6); merrillite. Kamacite Ni=6.5-6.9 wt%, Co=1.0-1.2 wt% (n=2). Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 5.06 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6, S4, W0), based on texture, Wo content of pyroxenes, plagioclase size, and absence of chondrules Specimens: 21.0 g at Kiel, Bart holds the main mass.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L6-melt breccia
Country
Year found
2018
Mass
103.3 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 9.8g
History: Purchased at Hamburg Mineral Show Dec. 2018. Physical characteristics: 103.3 g black-brown stone Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) fractured and blackend recrystallized matrix with poorly recognizable chondrules in contact to fine-grained (~10 µm) recrystallized melt. The melt bears single mineral fragments up to 1 mm. Geochemistry: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart, P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel) Olivine Fa24.0±0.3 (n=17); pyroxene Fs20.2±0.3 (n=6), Wo1.4±0.1; chromite CRAL=82-85, FFM=89-81 (n=2). Kamacite Ni=8.9 wt%, Co=0.7 (n=1). wt%. Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.94 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6-melt breccia, W0) Specimens: 20.7 g at Kiel, Bart holds the main mass.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L6
Country
Year found
2019
Mass
13.6 kg
[Museum Collection]
(1) 505g
History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Tindouf, Algeria. Physical characteristics: Brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: The plagioclase grain size is about 70 µm. The meteorite contains black shock melt veins and pockets.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L3
Country
Year found
2022
Mass
661 g
[Museum Collection]
(1) 154.52g
History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Mauritania. Physical characteristics: Grayish rock with minor fusion crust Petrography: The meteorite shows a chondritic texture with sharply defined, partly flattened, and well packed chondrules (apparent mean diameter about 0.7 mm). The fine-grained matrix contains sulfides and FeNi metal.
Name
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Structure Class
Ordinary chondrites
Chemical Class
L4
Country
Year found
2021
Mass
2.9 kg
[Museum Collection]
(1) 79.5g
History: Purchased by Blaine Reed in April 2021 from a Moroccan dealer at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and J. Boesenberg, BrownU) Well-delineated slightly shock-darkened chondrules containing devitrified glass are set in a relatively coarse-grained matrix containing fresh kamacite, augite, troilite, chromite and chlorapatite, but no plagioclase. Olivine in chondrules is equilibrated but low-Ca pyroxene is unequilibrated. Dark melt veins containing silicate glass, 1-10 µm olivine grains, and blebby kamacite+troilite are present. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.7±1.0, range Fa24.0-26.4, N = 5), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs17.6±5.4Wo2.0±1.5, range Fs4.0-22.7Wo0.3-5.0, N = 9). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4, partially shock-melted). Specimens: 106.1 g including one polished thin section at PSF; remainder with Reed.
