Description

Key Details

• Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (L3-6 Regolith Breccia).

• Weight: 23.69 g.

• Find location: Northwest Africa.

• Reference: Meteoritical Bulletin Database (LPI) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=31890

Weighing 23.69 grams, this specimen serves as a perfect textbook example of a regolith breccia. It encapsulates the diversity of the NWA 869 parent body, containing a mix of different rock types (clasts) and primitive chondrules fused together. A manageable and representative piece that beautifully illustrates the concept of "asteroid soil" turned into rock.