XXL NWA 869 Type L3-6 Fusion Scab, End Cut - 392 g

NWA 869 chondrite is the largest known rock fall, making it one of the most famous falls It´s very rare to find pieces of this large size for sale Magnificent piece in which we can see a primary fusion crust Chondrites are the oldest materials in the Solar System, with an estimated formation age of 4,550 million years. They are meteorites that have not been differentiated, and since they contain iron, in this case, in low quantity, they are type L Most of them come from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter The characteristic of chondrites is the presence of chondrules, small balls of millimetres in size, largely composed of silicates. The standard model for their initial formation is that they occur during the condensation of solar nebula, of cosmic dust. Chondrites are considered to be the first elements from which the planets are formed. At Expometeoritos, we take care of dissemination, talks, workshops, analyses, classification and exhibitions of meteorites. We are members of: .
- IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187 .
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- American Meteor Society All our pieces are certified and, if the value of the piece is over €300, we also provide its chemical composition analysis, carried out in our facilities by X-ray spectrography.