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NWA 5080 Meteorite 2.9g

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Description

NWA 5080 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite

Carbonaceous chondrites are believed to be one of the earliest forms of matter in space. Some of the slices have inclusions of finer grained dark gray material containing only the occasional very tiny chondrule. CAIs are present.