Description: This gorgeous NWA Unclassified meteorite is probably a rare CK Carbonaceous. This beautiful, flight shaped individual weighs 304.70 grams and has nice fusion crust, contraction cracks, and a very nice shape! This meteorite was recently found in Algeria 2024. It's unstudied and is an excellent candidate for classification. This will come with a COA card with a guarantee to be carbonaceous chondrite. The recommended classification CK means: "A carbonaceous chondrite of the CK group for which the petrologic type has not been determined." The highlighted words are defined as follows: carbonaceous chondrite: A major class of chondrites that mostly have Mg/Si ratios near the solar value and oxygen isotope compositions that plot below the terrestrial fractionation line. CK group: The Karoonda (CK) chemical group of carbonaceous chondrites, distinguished by abundant fine-grained matrix (~75 vol%), mm-sized chondrules that lack igneous rims, relatively few refractory inclusions, and a high degree of oxidation; most CK chondrites have been Subdivision of CK chondrite meteorites CK chondrite meteorite CK3 chondrite meteorite Anomalous CK3 chondrite meteorite CK3-6 chondrite meteorite CK3.8 chondrite meteorite CK3/4 chondrite meteorite CK4 chondrite meteorite Anomalous CK4 chondrite meteorite CK4/5 chondrite meteorite CK5 chondrite meteorite Anomalous CK5 chondrite meteorite CK5/6 chondrite meteorite CK6 chondrite meteorite
Price: 3500 USD
Location: Riverside, California
End Time: 2024-09-08T02:33:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9 USD
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