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| Acfer 340 : L5 © Meteoriteshow |
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| Acfer 340 : L5 © Meteoriteshow |
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Official name : Acfer 340 Date of find : May 12, 2002 Total mass : 173,5 g # of fragments : 6 fragments Place : Acfer (Algeria) Meteoritical Bulletin n°87 (2003) Classified by : MNHN Paris & Blaise Pascal University - Clt. Fd. Type : L5 Weathering grade : W0 %Fa : 24,1% %Fs : 20,5% Remarks : Very fresh meteorite, certainly part of a multiple fall. |
 on site picture : May 12, 2002 |
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 view of the 6 fragments recovered (click on picture to enlarge) |
 cut section with fair colored matrix (fresh) (click on picture to enlarge) |
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except very few of them, chondrules are almost invisible in spite of the high freshness of this meteorite, proving its high metamorphism. (click on picture to enlarge) |
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Nice small end-cut showing an armored chondrule and different lithologies... (click on picture to enlarge) |
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