This specimen has not been officially classed more specifically than being an L chondrite. The petrologic class 6 indicates that the chondrules have been significantly changed by heat and mixed with the rest of the material. The bottom photo clearly demonstrates how metal chondrules can appear when the meteorite is viewed at the right angle.
Class: L6
Found: Sahara in 2001
The low number (103) on this meteorite reflects the fact that this was in the first batch of meteorites to come out of Northwest Africa.
Class: L6
Found: Sahara in 2000
Class: L5
Found: Sayh al Uhaymir, Oman
in 2000
This is an L class meteorite that has very well defined chondrules. It is the first meteorite to be found in the country of Oman. Thousands of pieces have been recovered. I have both a large and small sample.
Haxtun is an example of a rare class of meteorites that is transitional between the L chondrites and the H chondrites. It has characteristics of both. Only 10 meteorites are known to exist in this classification.
Class: H/L4
Found: Haxtun, Colorado in 1975
Note: All meteorite photographs include a 1 cm scaling cube for sizing reference. Click on the image to expand.
Only a few chondrites have been classified as L7. The petrology grade of 7 means that chondrules are not defined; they have been destroyed by heat and pressure. The matrix is coarse and grained.
Class: L7
Found: Dhofar, Oman in 2003
This is a very historic meteorite. It was early in 1803 that Ernst Chladni asserted that meteorites came from the sky, and weren't simply rocks struck by lightning or some other phenomenon. Within six months of his assertion, 3000 stones fell in this French village. This fall was the icing on the cake for his theory.
Class: L6
Found: Orne, France in 1803
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