Mereorite thin section photomicrograph, cross polarized lighting, NWA 6326, DLL3-6 (S1/W2) North West African
Meteorites have traditionally been divided into three broad categories: stony meteorites are rocks, mainly composed of silicate minerals; iron meteorites are largely composed of metallic iron-nickel; and, stony-iron meteorites contain large amounts of both metallic and rocky material. Modern classification schemes divide meteorites into groups according to their structure, chemical and isotopic composition and mineralogy.
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Keywords: 6326, african, anisotropic, birefringence, chemistry, cross, dll3-6, lighting, mereorite, microscope, mineralogy, mining, north, nwa, photomicrograph, polarized, section, solar, system, thin, west