NWA - 869 L3-6 Meteorite
Northwest Africa 869
Location: Morocco
Find / Fall: Find 2000
Classification: L3-6 Brecciated Chondrite
Perhaps no other meteorite has as much to offer visually as an ordinary chondrite as this meteorite. It is a brecciated stone with clasts of many different types incorporated into its makeup. The NWA 869 meteorite can contain large metal grains, troilite inclusions, giant chondrules, armored chondrules and almost anything else seen in stone meteorites. It is classified as an L3-6 since it has such a wide range of differing components.
