Specimen Record TC-00021

Specimen Record
TC-00021

NWA 17296 · L5 ordinary chondrite · 1472.00 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00021. It is issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. as a reference for present and future owners. The photographs below show this specific specimen and are the primary means of verifying it.

Identification

Serial
TC-00021
Meteorite
Northwest Africa 17296
Classification
L5 ordinary chondrite
Petrologic type
Chondritic texture with well developed chondrules up to 0.7 mm in a recrystallized matrix
Weight
1472.00 g
Form
Complete individual, oriented
Find location
Morocco
Surface
Desert varnished with patches of fusion crust
Shock stage
S2
Weathering grade
W1

Classification record

Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 114 (2026). Approved 1 June 2025
Classifier
Jose Garcia, ADARA
Type specimen
20 g held at MUNA, with 7 g including two thin sections at ADARA
Total known weight
1495 g in one piece
Bulletin entry
Meteoritical Bulletin Database, Northwest Africa 17296

Provenance

Northwest Africa 17296 was purchased in June 2023 from a meteorite dealer in Morocco as a single desert varnished stone with patches of fusion crust. It was classified by Jose Garcia at ADARA under the work name MBD 24-01 and published in the Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 114. The Meteoritical Bulletin records the remaining mass as held by Brian McDonald of Treasure Coast Meteorite Co., IMCA Member #3323. This 1472.00 gram complete individual is that remaining mass, the total known weight of 1495 grams less the type specimen material held at MUNA and ADARA, and is offered as a classified specimen.

Photographic record

NWA 17296 L5 ordinary chondrite complete oriented individual, 1472.00g, specimen record TC-00021
Complete oriented individual.
Leading surface with regmaglypts and fusion crust on the NWA 17296 L5 chondrite, 1472.00g, specimen record TC-00021
Leading surface with regmaglypts and crust.
Contraction cracks in the fusion crust of the NWA 17296 L5 chondrite, 1472.00g, specimen record TC-00021
Contraction cracks in the fusion crust.
Network of contraction cracks across the fusion crust of the NWA 17296 chondrite, 1472.00g, specimen record TC-00021
Crack network across the crust.
On verification. The serial number on the accompanying certificate card is an index to this record. The photographs above and the stated weight are what identify this specimen. Meteorite surfaces, clast patterns and cut faces are individual to each stone, so a specimen can be compared directly against these images and weighed against the figure recorded here to two decimal places.
Record issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co., IMCA Member #3323, Hobe Sound, Florida.
Issued 11 August 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
Questions regarding this record may be directed to brian@tcmeteorites.com.

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