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NWA 6079 LL Melt Breccia Chondrite Meteorite 156.5 gram main mass

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NWA 6079 
LL MELT BRECCIA CHONDRITE METEORITE
156.5 GRAM MAIN MASS

SUPER RARE TYPE ONE OF ONLY 54 AND THE ONLY APPROVED LL MELT BRECCIA EVER FOUND OUTSIDE OF ANTARCTICA

OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
THE METEORITICAL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR METEORITICS AND PLANETARY SCIENCE
LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE
METEORITICAL BULLETIN DATABASE
Northwest Africa 6079
Basic information
Name: Northwest Africa 6079
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6079 
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: (Northwest Africa) 
Mass:help 503 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  LL-melt breccia 
Recommended:  LL-melt breccia    [explanation]

This is 1 of 54 approved meteorites classified as LL-melt breccia.   [show all]
Comments:Approved 19 Sep 2011
Writeuphelp
Writeup from MB 100: 

Northwest Africa 6079 (NWA 6079)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: Sep 2008

Classification: LL-melt breccia

Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS): No chondrules are present. Contains large ragged grains of stained troilite, chromite, and taenite. One aggregate of ilmenite+taenite+troilite observed.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa30.5-30.6), orthopyroxene (Fs24.7-25.9Wo3.2-2.9), clinopyroxene (Fs11.5±0.05Wo41.5-41.9), sodic plagioclase.

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1290:
Origin or pseudonym:Northwest Africa
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P Sep 2008
Mass (g):503
Pieces:7
Class:LL-melt breccia
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):30.5-30.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.7-25.9; 11.5±0.05
Wollastonite (mol%):3.2-3.9; 41.5-41.9
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):21.7
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:J. Higgins
Comments:JH10-4; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
   and collections
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
References:Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
INTERNATIONAL METEORITE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION
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Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS): No chondrules are present. Contains large ragged grains of stained troilite, chromite, and taenite. One aggregate of ilmenite+taenite+troilite observed. UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) Member of the Meteoritical Society & International Meteorite Collectors Association #9822 The authenticity of this meteorite comes with a 100% guarantee. Signed Certificate of Authenticity included. First class delivery and provenance provided. 1cm scale cube for reference purposes. COMBINING SHIPMENTS: Please request a total combined invoice after you are done bidding on all items. Postage can vary when buying multiple items based