Country: Algeria
TKW: 160g
Pieces: 1
Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVox3)
History: Found in Algeria in 2022.
Physical characteristics: A dark irregular stone. Cut surface reveals a dark-gray interior with large chondrules and abundant matrix.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrules with average apparent diameter 1090±500 µm (n=7) and CAIs set in an abundant fine-grained iron rich matrix. Opaque minerals are abundant sulfides (including pentlandite), present in matrix and chondrules, metal and magnetite. Some chondrules have fine-grained dust rims.
Geochemistry: Olivine Fa11.9±9.7, range Fa5.9-37.0, Fa PMD 55%, Cr2O3 0.24±0.28 wt%, NiO 0.02±0.05 wt% (n=8). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs7.9Wo0.3 (n=2). Magnetite Cr2O3 0.24 wt% (n=1).
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE, main mass with Isabelle Pothier.
