NWA 869 Small Stones

Class: Chondrite L4-6

Date and location of find: Northwest Africa. 2000
Notes: Prices per gram at £1/g (minimum order 10g)

Northwest Africa 869 shows a unique blue-grey fusion crust, making it an interesting addition to displays of ordinary chondrites. When cut and polished and properly prepared in the lab, however, its interior delights with an inexplicable kaleidoscope of brecciation, abundant metal flakes, clasts, and a sea of colourful chondrules of varying sizes and hue. We consider NWA 869 to have one of the most attractive interiors of any chondrite and a must have for all new collectors.