Allende
Meteorite, tektite, or impactite
About it
CV3 carbonaceous chondrite that fell in Chihuahua, Mexico, on 8 February 1969, scattering over 2 tonnes of stones. Its white calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions are among the oldest solids in the solar system.
- Type
- Meteorite, tektite, or impactite (stony)
- Group
- Stony meteorite, carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)
- Lustre
- dull
- Colours
- black fusion crust, dark grey interior with white inclusions
- Transparency
- opaque
- Magnetic
- Weakly
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.