Aleppo meteorite, Mount Simeon District, Aleppo Governorate, Syriai

Regional Level Types
Aleppo meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Mount Simeon District	District
Aleppo Governorate	Governorate
Syria	Country

Ordinary chondrite, brecciated (L6,br)
Fell, 1873; 3.2 kg

An incompletely and somewhat confusedly documented fall was obtained by the French National Museum. A portion of the crust was described as 'scoriated and bubbly' but several reports refer to the meteorite simply as a small ordinary chondrite with a predominantly light grey matrix. Olivine (Fa24) and orthopyroxene ('hypersthene') are characteristic of L6 ordinary chondrites. Mineralogically the meteorite consists primarily of dominant olivine and orthopyroxene accompanied by troilite, Fe-Ni metal, and — presumably — plagioclase. Accessory opaques include chromite, copper, ilmenite, and schreibersite. An unusual feldspar-rich 'howarditic' inclusion is also present.

The L-group of ordinary chondrites (relatively low in total iron) is the largest group of witnessed meteorite falls and account for nearly 45% of the well-classified meteorite falls. The L6 petrologic type accounts for ~ 70% of the group and 272 meteorite falls are currently classified exactly as 'L6' chondrites [June 2017].

As of 2015, a 157.93 moderate-sized mass was held at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris with a few additional specimens scattered here and there.

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