On Offer: 0.16g Nakhlite, Martian Meteorite, NWA 13669

Class: Martian Meteorite (Nakhlite)

Subclass: Nakhlite

Origin: MARS

Official name: NWA 13669

Description: A 0.16 gram piece of Mars. This is a martian meteorite, ejected by a meteorite impacting the surface of Mars and hurling it to Earth. A lovely 0.337 gram specimen of a very rare member of SNC group of martian meteorites known as "Nakhlite" NWA 13669. This meteorite fragment is partially crusted.

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Northwest Africa 13669Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 13669
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 13669
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2020
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 139.2 g
Classification
history:Recommended: Martian (nakhlite)
This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites classified as Martian (nakhlite).
Comments:Approved 18 Jan 2021Writeup
Writeup from MB 110:

Northwest Africa 13669 (NWA 13669)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2020 Dec

Classification: Martian meteorite (Nakhlite)

History: Purchased in December 2020 by Said Yousfi from a dealer near the Morocco-Algeria border and then acquired jointly by Mendy Ouzillou and Dustin Dickens.

Physical characteristics: This somewhat friable specimen was found in several pieces (total weight 139.2 g, comprising stones of 66.1 g and 21.4 g plus other smaller fragments). The two larger stones are partially covered by black fusion crust as are some of the fragments.

Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) The specimen has a cumulate texture with a mean grainsize of ~1.2 mm. It is composed of zoned augite, olivine, zoned ferropigeonite (with ferrosilite rims) and plagioclase together with accessory titanomagnetite (with octahedral ilmenite exsolution lamellae), chlorapatite, pyrrhotite and intercumulus mesostasis (consisting of K-rich glass with ferropigeonite microlites plus subhedral grains of titanomagnetite and chlorapatite). Olivine contains veinlets of very fine grained, inhomogeneous Fe-rich "iddingsitic" material with oxide sums ~89 wt.%, and augite contains rare glassy melt inclusions (surrounded by radial cracks).

Geochemistry: Augite (Fs 22.8-37.6Wo 40.5-34.9, FeO/MnO = 31-35, N = 5), olivine (Fa 72.3-74.5, FeO/MnO = 47-48, N = 3), ferropigeonite (Fs 56.4-61.8Wo 11.6-6.5, FeO/MnO = 33-34, N = 2), ferrosilite rim (Fs 70.9Wo 3.0, FeO/MnO = 34), plagioclase (An 34.3-37.2Or 3.3-3.0, N = 2), ferropigeonite in mesostasis (Fs 57.6Wo 11.7, FeO/MnO = 31), titanomagnetite (TiO 2 6.8 wt.%, Cr 2O 3 0.6 wt.%).

Classification: Nakhlite.

Specimens: 20.2 g including a polished mount at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Ouzillou and Mr. D. Dickens.

Data from:
MB110
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Line 0:Place of purchase:MoroccoDate:P 2020 DecMass (g):139.2Pieces:severalClass:Martian (nakhlite)Shock stage:lowWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):72.3-74.5Ferrosilite (mol%):22.8-37.6; 56.4-62.8Wollastonite (mol%):40.5-34.9; 11.7-6.5Classifier:A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSLType spec mass (g):20.2Type spec location:UWBMain mass:M. Ouzillou and D. DickensComments:Work name SY 79; submitted by A. IrvingInstitutions
and collectionsUniversity of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
Washington Univ., One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)
University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012)
Catalogs:References:Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
Find references in NASA ADS:Find references in Google Scholar:Geography: Coordinates:Unknown.
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Product Attributes:

Country/Region Of Manufacture: United States

Modified Item: No

Weight (lbs.): 0.50 lb

Length (in.): 12

Width (in.): 10

Height (in.): 3