06291 - Nice Polished Section NWA Unclassified L-H Type Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite 43.0g Onchopristis teeth collections Bonaparte 1999

Bonaparte 1999

irregularly oval in cross-section

Only the matrix has fracture that has been glued and filled

Hoplolichas

06291 - Nice Polished Section NWA Unclassified L-H Type Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite 43.0g Onchopristis teeth collections Bonaparte 1999These meteorites were found in the Saharan Desert in Northwest Africa, likely by nomads. In order to classify them it would be necessary to cut off a section for analysis. Although they are exceedingly rare when compared to terrestrial rocks, these are the most abundant type of meteorite and are referred to as common chondrites. H and L (designating the amount of metal contained) type chondrites have been already extensively studied. Composed largely