0.5" CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Specimen CAIS Display
Location: Morocco
Weight: 1.2 Ounces (With Display)
Dimensions: 3.3 Inches Long, 2.3 Inches Wide, 1 Inch Thick (Display)
Meteorite Dimensions: 0.5 Inches Long, 0.4 Inches Wide, 0.2 Inches Thick
Comes with a Free Display.
The item pictured is the one you will receive.
CV3 carbonaceous chondrite specimen exemplifies the Vigarano meteorite classification, a category of profound scientific and historical importance. The petrologic designation "3" signifies exceptional preservation—the material has experienced negligible thermal metamorphism and aqueous alteration, maintaining its original solar nebula composition. The specimen's dark, delicate structure contains a sophisticated mineralogical assemblage: primordial calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions predating the solar system's chondrules, along with spherical silicate droplets exhibiting variable textures and compositions. The matrix is enriched with carbon, volatile compounds, and hydrous minerals, distinguishing it from other meteorite classes. Notably, CV3 chondrites harbor diverse organic chemistry—amino acids and presolar grains formed within ancient stellar furnaces before our sun's ignition. The iron mineralogy exhibits variable oxidation states, creating oxidized and reduced subgroups with distinct geochemical signatures. This half-inch display specimen provides direct access to primordial cosmic material spanning over four and a half billion years of solar system evolution.
