1.27g Ungrouped Chondrite Meteorite Slice I Very Rare I NWA 12273 TOP METEORITE For Sale
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1.27g Ungrouped Chondrite Meteorite Slice I Very Rare I NWA 12273 TOP METEORITE:
$1100.00
style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;">On Offer: 1.27g Ungrouped Chondrite meteorite slice
Official name: NWA 12273Description: A beautiful 1.27 gram partial slice of the unique ungrouped chondrite NWA 12273. This meteorite defies any known classification, hence the "ungrouped, or "-ung" designation. All that the researchers can say about how this meteorite fits into the current meteoritic taxonomy, is that it is a chondrite. Which is much like asking an ornithologist what type of bird you had discovered and having them come back after extensive analysis and saying its official taxonomy was, "Bird Ungrouped". With visual characteristics similar to a Bencubbinite but with Oxygen isotopic overlap with the LL chondrites, this is a very strange and scientifically significant meteorite. This meteorite is a bit of a cosmic irony seeing as it is extremely metal rich and the LL chondrites are so named for being relatively metal poor. This slice has been polished for a nice finish. This meteorite pairs with the Chondrite-ung NWA 12379.
What you get: 1.27 gram Ungrouped Chondrite meteorite specimen as shown, membrane storage/display box, signed Certificate of Authenticity
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Northwest Africa 12273Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 12273
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 12273
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 280 Chondrite-ung
This is 1 of 24 approved meteorites classified as Chondrite-ung.
Search for other: Ungrouped chondritesComments:Approved 11 Dec 2018WriteupWriteup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 12273 (NWA 12273)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2018
Classification: Ungrouped chondrite
History: Purchased by Jay Piatek from a Moroccan meteorite dealer on October 25, 2018.
Physical characteristics: Dense, single individual. Fusion crust absent; abundant bright metal; scattered small chondrules are visible.
Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This meteorite consists of approximately 75% metal in the form of kamacite (~90%) and taenite (~10%) grains, diameters ranging from 50-500 μm. Minor troilite was observed throughout. Silicates occur primarily in the form of chondrules, most are porphyritic, diameters in the range 100-500 μm, making up approximately 20% of this meteorite.
Geochemistry: (C. Agee) Olivine Fa26.2±3.3, Fe/Mn=55±5, n=29; low-Ca pyroxene Fs15.3±1.8Wo0.7.±0.2, Fe/Mn=23±2, n=11. Oxygen isotopes (K. Ziegler, UNM): 3 acid-washed fragments analyzed by laser fluorination gave δ18O= 5.258, 5.613, 7.249; δ17O= 3.939, 3.971, 4.786; Δ17O= 1.163, 1.007, 0.959 (linearized, all per mil, TFL slope=0.528).
Classification: Ungrouped chondrite. This is a metal-rich chondrite with oxygen isotopes that overlap with LL-chondrites. The olivine Fa content is consistent with L3, however the low-Ca pyroxene Fs is consistent with H4. The high metal content is inconsistent with ordinary chondrite. Texturally, this meteorite resembles a CB-b, however the oxygen isotopes and Fa and Fs are unlike CB chondrites.
Specimens: 23.2 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Jay Piatek holds the main mass of 240 g.
Data from:
MB107
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Place of purchase:MoroccoDate:P 2018Mass (g):280Pieces:1Class:Chondrite-ungShock stage:lowWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):26.2±3.3Ferrosilite (mol%):15.3±1.8Wollastonite (mol%):0.7±0.2Classifier:C. Agee, UNMType spec mass (g):23.2Type spec location:UNM
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