21259 - Huge Almost Complete NWA L-H Type Unclassified Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite 5284g Dinosaurs K/T Boundary Latest Cretaceous Stevensklint
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K/T Boundary Latest Cretaceous Stevensklint Denmark Dinosaur Extinction Stratigraphical Level
Chrysomelites lindhageni
Canada (1: Nova Scotia)
Argillochelys africana Tong & Hirayama
Thomas and Owens 1978 and Warburg 1925
21259 - Huge Almost Complete NWA L-H Type Unclassified Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite 5284g Dinosaurs K/T Boundary Latest Cretaceous StevensklintThese meteorites were found in the Saharan Desert in Northwest Africa, likely by nomads. In order to classify them it would be necessary to cut off a section for analysis. Although they are exceedingly rare when compared to terrestrial rocks, these are the most abundant type of meteorite and are referred to as common chondrites. H and L (designating the amount of metal contained) type chondrites have been already extensively studied. Composed largely