NWA 7187 L3.6 Chondrite
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Location: Northwest Africa, exact location unknown.
Found: Purchased 2011.
Type: L3.6 Unequilibrated Chondrite
Description: Fresh specimen composed of closely-packed, well-formed, medium-sized chondrules in a matrix containing a moderate amount of fresh metal grains, troilite, chlorapatite and merrillite. Some chondrules have multiple, thick dust rims. Olivine (Fa0.5-35.3; Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.02-0.08 wt.%, mean 0.04 wt.%, s.d. 0.02 wt.%, N = 7), orthopyroxene (Fs4.9-20.5Wo0.4-1.5), clinopyroxene (Fs6.8-6.9Wo38.1-45.3). (Classification and petrographic description by A.J. Irving.)
Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
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