Description

Key Details

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

• Weight: 15.36 g.

• Find location: Northwest Africa.

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

This 15.36-gram specimen of NWA 869 captures the essence of a regolith breccia. It represents ancient solar system dust and rock fragments that were "lithified" (turned to stone) by impact events on the asteroid. The matrix of such specimens often contains trapped solar gases, a signature of its time exposed on the parent body's surface. A solid representation of the variable L3-6 material, bridging the gap between dust and rock.