No. 10588561
Oriented Meteorite - Ordinary Chondrite - 304 g
No. 10588561
Oriented Meteorite - Ordinary Chondrite - 304 g
Very fine oriented meteorite, type ordinary Chondrite - 304 gr - Morocco
Size: 73 x 70 x 45 mm
Showing a few regmaglyptes (like fingers prints) which are characteristic of meteorites.
This chondrite shows the fresh fusion crust so characteristic for meteorites.
The chondrites are a type of meteorite (stony) made up of Chondrules (small spheres of silicates) and grains of iron/nickel.
Through polishing this type of meteorite, you can observe the small spheres (the chondrules) stuck one to another.
By observing this structure people became to know the basic formation of asteroids and planets.
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