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NWA 1465 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites for Sale


Basic Information

Location:       Nortwest Africa, exact location unknown
Found: 2001
Total Know weight: about 3kg

Type: C3 carbonaceous chondrite. This meteorite closely resembles CV chondrites but the oxygen isotopes plot in the CR range.

Some papers:

NWA 1465 AND NWA 1665; TWO UNUSUAL CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES FROM NORTHWEST AFRICA, Greshake et al LPSI (2003)

David Weir's excellent write up on this one

Specimens have been stabilized with CA prior to cutting and sanding.

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# NWA1465-1-0 # NWA1465-1-3 # NWA1465-2-3 # NWA1465-7-7 ABOUT SCALE
Each photo has a small cube one centimeter on a side. The photo above gives you an idea how big it is. The ruler is in inches at the top. The coin is a US dime. If you are interested in a specimen, I will be happy to send you the dimensions or a photo with different scale.
Weight: 1.0 gm Weight: 1.3 gm Weight: 2.3 gm Weight: 7.7 gm
Features: Slice of fragment Features: Slice of fragment Features: Slice of fragment Features: Part slice
Price: sold sold sold sold

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# NWA1465-14-7 # NWA1465-22-4 # NWA1465-29-3
Weight:14.73 gm Weight: 22.4 gm Weight: 29.3 gm
Features: Part slice Features: Part slice Features: Part slice
sold sold sold

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