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NWA 16839 (17.96 gram)

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Classification: Chondrite CV3 W-mod/S2
Time/Place: 2024 in Algeria
Mass: 300g

History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Algeria.
Physical characteristics: Grayish fragment with some fusion crust.
Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of large chondrules (up to 3 mm sized), CAIs (up to 5 mm sized), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained dark grayish matrix. Most chondrules show brownish staining due to terrestrial alteration. Opaque phases are magnetite, troilite, and rare FeNi metal