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