| Name: Northwest Africa 14659 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 14659 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 12.9 kg |
| Meteoritical Bulletin, (2023): LL3 Recommended: LL3 This is 1 of 586 approved meteorites classified as LL3. |
| Approved 12 Feb 2022 |
Northwest Africa 14659 (NWA 14659) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 July Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3) History: Purchased by Mark Lyon in July 2021 from a Moroccan dealer. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Well-formed unequilibrated, glass-bearing chondrules (apparent diameter 780±450 µm, N = 26) are set in a fine grained matrix containing kamacite, taenite and troilite. Some chondrules contain relatively calcic plagioclase, but most have groundmasses composed of glass plus microlites. |
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