NWA 18064 - LL4 Ordinary Chondrite - Complete Slice - 39g - Northwest Africa

A 39g complete slice of NWA 18064, cut right across the stone so that its whole outline is preserved.

NWA 18064 is an LL4 Ordinary Chondrite found in Northwest Africa. It is one of our own classifications, studied and classified through OuterSpacer Meteorites, and its name and classification are officially recorded by the Meteoritical Society.

LL chondrites contain the lowest total iron and metal of the three Ordinary Chondrite groups. Petrologic type 4 shows that the stone was heated within its parent asteroid enough to begin recrystallising its fine-grained matrix, but not so much that its chondrules were lost. On a polished face, NWA 18064 shows a dense field of rounded chondrules in shades of brown and grey, set among small metal grains and occasional pale inclusions.

For collectors, these large complete slices give a generous view of a classified Ordinary Chondrite, with every chondrule and inclusion on show. Each slice is presented in a frame display with its specimen label, and it makes a fine teaching piece as well as a display specimen.