[meteorite-list] odd NWA = R chondrite

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Sun Sep 24 12:44:08 EDT 2006


This was sold to me as a C-chondrite, but it really doesn't look like one.
Any guesses? Am tending toward an R-chondrite, but it looks like it 
contains some C-chondrite clasts and maybe some melt fragments.

http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/nwa1.jpg
http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/nwa2.jpg

Hi Matt and List,

Definitely a (weathered) R chondrite with the darker clasts
representing the lower metamorphic portions (probably R3).

Cheers,

Bernd




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