{"product_id":"167-95g-unclassified-nwa-ordinary-chondrite-meteorite","title":"167.95g Unclassified NWA Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Offer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 167.95 \u003c\/span\u003egram u\u003cspan\u003enclassified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChondrite meteorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOrdinary Chondrite  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northwest Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 167.95\u003c\/span\u003eg Ordinary chondrite specimen as shown, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom Wikipedia:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Chondrites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare stony (non-metallic)\u003cspan\u003e meteorites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat have not been modified due to\u003cspan\u003e melting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e differentiation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the parent body.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.5px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey are formed when various types of dust and small grains that were present in the early solar system accreted to form primitive\u003cspan\u003e asteroids\u003c\/span\u003e. They are the most common type of meteorite that falls to Earth with estimates for the proportion of the total fall that they represent varying between 85.7%\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand 86.2%.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTheir study provides important clues for understanding the origin and age of the\u003cspan\u003e Solar System\u003c\/span\u003e the synthesis of\u003cspan\u003e organic compounds\u003c\/span\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e origin of life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor the presence of water on\u003cspan\u003e Earth\u003c\/span\u003e One of their characteristics is the presence of\u003cspan\u003e chondrules\u003c\/span\u003e which are round grains formed by distinct minerals, that normally constitute between 20% and 80% of a chondrite by volume.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChondrites can be differentiated from\u003cspan\u003e iron meteorites \u003c\/span\u003edue to their low iron and nickel content. Other non-metallic meteorites,\u003cspan\u003e achondrites\u003c\/span\u003e, which lack chondrules, were formed more recently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are currently over 27,000 chondrites in the world's collections. The largest individual stone ever recovered, weighing 1770 kg, was part of the\u003cspan\u003e Jilin \u003c\/span\u003emeteorite shower of 1976. Chondrite falls range from single stones to extraordinary showers consisting of thousands of individual stones, as occurred in the\u003cspan\u003e Holbrook Fall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof 1912, where an estimated 14,000 stones rained down on northern Arizona.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Top Meteorite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48192945651937,"sku":"OC26_167.95_02","price":466.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2762\/files\/Top-Meteorite-Chondrite-OC26_167.95_02f.jpg?v=1775681382","url":"https:\/\/topmeteorite.com\/en-ca\/products\/167-95g-unclassified-nwa-ordinary-chondrite-meteorite","provider":"Top Meteorite","version":"1.0","type":"link"}