NWA 17493 L3 38.8 G L3 Dimensions: [42 X 28 X

Dimensions: [42 X 28  X 17 mm]

Form: Large slice

Native copper was an important ore of copper in historic times and was used by pre-historic peoples

Brachinites are among the rarest meteorites and are characterized by their high olivine content (~70–80%)

NWA 17493 L3 38.8 G L3 Dimensions: [42 X 28 XNWA 17493 L3 Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite Northwest Africa 17493 (NWA 17493) is an official L3 ordinary chondrite, purchased in July 2023 from Guelmim, Morocco. This single specimen preserves a well developed chondritic texture with numerous large chondrules reaching up to 2 mm, set within a fine grained matrix. Classified as L3 (3. 6), this meteorite represents a low degree of thermal metamorphism, retaining primitive features from the early solar