NWA 4293 Meteorite | 5.5 Grams | Individual | H6 Chondrite | SO24 Ghubara Libyan Desert Glass is found

Libyan Desert Glass is found specifically in the Great Sand Sea of the Eastern Sahara

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33-gram Impact Melt Rock from the Polingen Quarry site of the famous Ries crater Germany

The crust is jet black with some brownish tones due to temperature variations during the ablation process

NWA 4293 Meteorite | 5.5 Grams | Individual | H6 Chondrite | SO24 Ghubara Libyan Desert Glass is foundThis is an individual Northwest Africa or NWA 4293 formerly known as NQ10, an H6 chondrite found in the Sahara desert in 2005. It is one of 5854 approved meteorites classified as such. The meteorite weighs 5. 5 grams with dimensions of 22x18x9 mm. This fascinating meteorite was mainly found as small individuals and the total weight of the 100's of pieces recovered is recorded as a low 25 kg. The meteorite has a shock stage of 4 and weathering grade of