Acfer 344 : H3 © Meteoriteshow

Official name : Acfer 344 Date of find : November 16, 2002 Total mass : 410 g # of fragments : 2 fragments Place : Acfer (Algeria) Meteoritical Bulletin n°88 (April 2004) Classified by : EMTT Lyon / Type specimen : MNHN Paris Type : H3 Shock stage : S2 Weathering grade : W4 %Fa : 18,3% %Fs : 18% Remarks : Primitive meteorite, with quite big chondrules (moy. 275µm), very lowly re-crystallized. Metal is oxidized.		on site picture : November 16, 2002
cut section for type specimen		detail of structure on a cut section
thin section through polarized light		olivine chondrule through polarized light