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CK6
TKW 53 grams. Fall not observed. Purchased May 2014 in Laayoune, Morocco.
John writes:
A black fusion crusted 53 gram stone was discovered near the Sakia Hamra River near the city of Smara (Southern Morocco/ Western Sahara) by an anonymous meteorite hunter of Moroccan nationality and Berber heritage during the spring of 2014.
Classifier: A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
CK6 chondrite (S2, W1)
Largely recrystallized with few obvious chondrules and abundant Cr-bearing magnetite with marginal secondary iron hydroxides. Olivine is stained pale brown. Olivine (Fa34.1-34.1, FeO/MnO = 111-116), clinopyroxene (Fs9.3-10.3Wo48.0-47.1), intermediate plagioclase, and pentlandite.
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Graham Macleod
2/10/2015 2:28:01 AM |
Beautiful shocked Lines and Chondrules.
Great work cutting the specimens uniformly. |
Davio Ribeca
2/9/2015 9:33:01 AM |
Nice specimen, John.... |
Ray Watts
2/9/2015 5:26:45 AM |
That is just Gorgeous !! |
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