Carbonaceous Chondrites
UMin Collection
UMin Collection
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Name: NWA 16790
Classification: CK4
Locality: Algeria, 2023 find
Mass at UMin: 71.3
Available for Request: Yes
Notes: UMin has a slice and end cut, as well as a polished resin mount suitable for SEM/EPMA.
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Name: NWA 17065
Classification: CK5
Locality: Algeria, 2023 find
Mass at UMin: 32g
Available for Request: Yes
Notes: UMin has several slices and polished resin mount suitable for SEM/EPMA.
Name: NWA 17272
Classification: CM2
Locality: Algeria, 2024 find
Mass at UMin: 19g
Available for Request: Yes
Notes: UMin has a number of small stones and a polished resin mount containing three pieces suitable for SEM/EPMA. There is some evidence of brecciation in this sample.
Name: Boorama
Classification: CO3
Locality: Somalia, 2024 fall
Mass at UMin: 27.3 g
Available for Request: Yes
Notes: UMin has three small stones with almost complete fusion crusts and a polished mount suitable for SEM/EPMA.
Name: NWA 16800
Classification: CV3
Locality: Algeria, 2023 find
Mass at UMin: 21.9g
Available for Request: No (with exceptions)
Notes: UMin has a single slice of NWA 16800 featuring a distinct clast in the center. Due to lack of material above the type specimen weight, NWA 16800 is not available for request unless it can be returned whole and undamaged.
Name: NWA 17063
Classification: CV3
Locality: Algeria, 2023 find
Mass at UMin: 27.4g
Available for Request: Yes
Notes: UMin has a slice of NWA 17063 and a polished mount suitable for SEM/EPMA featuring large CAIs and a conjoined chondrule.
These samples were transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in the 1960s for storage and display. Although ownership remains with the University of Minnesota, they are not currently at the University and are not available for request at this time.