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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 |
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![]() on site picture : November 17, 2002 |
![]() view of the 7 fragments |
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![]() high re-crystallisation with still rests of chondrules |
![]() same view through polarized light : an olivine chondrule can be seen |