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| Tanezrouft 057 : C4 an © Meteoriteshow |
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| Tanezrouft 057 : C4 an © Meteoriteshow |
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Official name : Tanezrouft 057 Date of find : May 16, 2002 Total mass : 5400 g # of fragments : 1 single fragment Place : Tanezrouft (Algeria) Meteoritical Bulletin n°87 (2003) Classified by : MNHN Paris & Blaise Pascal University - Clt. Fd. Type : C4, affinities to CV4/CK4 Weathering grade : W3 %Fa : 30,1% %Fs : 19,0% Remarks : Polished sections show huge chondrules (dia. 1mm approx.), a dark and abundant matrix (70% approx.) and many irregular CAIs (average size of 2 to 3mm), some of them reaching 2 to 3 cm ! Big dark inclusions are present as well, showing a very thin structure nearly without any chondrules nor CAIs. Many of them appear on the surface of the meteorite, which is crustfree. |
 on site pictures, May 16, 2002  |
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 cuts on Tanezrouft 057 (click on picture to enlarge) |
 close view (click on picture to enlarge) |
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 cut section (Type Specimen 110g)(MNHNP) showing CAIs and dark inclusions (click on picture to enlarge) |
 Slice nr1showing two huge CAIs and huge dark inclusions (click on "CAI nr1", "CAI nr2", "dark inclusion", or on the slice itself to enlarge what you wish) |