Acfer 346 : LL6 © Meteoriteshow

Official name : Acfer 346 Date of find : November 17, 2002 Total mass : 546 g # of fragments : 7 fragments Place : Acfer (Algeria) Meteoritical Bulletin n°88 (April 2004) Classified by : EMTT Lyon / Type specimen : MNHN Paris Type : LL6 Weathering grade : W5 Remarks : Highly re-crystallised meteorite, with very few metal in the structure. Nevertheless, some chondrules are still visible on thin sections watched under microscope (see pictures hereunder).		on site picture : November 17, 2002
on site picture : November 17, 2002		view of the 7 fragments
high re-crystallisation with still rests of chondrules		same view through polarized light : an olivine chondrule can be seen