Northwest Africa 4502
History

Name: Northwest Africa 4502
Location: Algeria
Type: Carbonaceous Chondrite, Type III CV3

Many small individuals were recovered from the strewn field of this rare stone.
This is an unusual CV meteorite in that it attracts a magnet quite strongly. Because of this,
many thought that this material may have been a CR carbonaceous meteorite instead before research
work was done on it. Cut surfaces through clearly reveal a more CV like interior with lots of
chondrules and many large CAI’s (calcium aluminum inclusions, the early solar nebula condensates
that contain micro diamonds and other pre solar material) but none of the fresh metal that a CR
would contain.