Chondrite-type stony meteorite, Morocco, length 23.5 cm, 2.945 g.

Beautiful and imposing specimen with a perfect fusion crust. Chondrites are stony meteorites formed of silicates with some metallic elements. They are the most abundant meteorites found on Earth: They represent about 80 to 90% of all meteorites. Chondrites are also fragments of asteroids. They are so named because they contain chondrules, small millimetre-sized balls of olivine, hypersthene and plagioclase, which are formed by the rapid solidification of tiny drops of silicate and slightly ferrous liquid. Chondrites comprise about 20-30% iron and 70-80% silicates.