Specimen Record TC-00036

Specimen Record
TC-00036

NWA 17916 · CO3 · 320.79 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00036. 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-00036
Meteorite
Northwest Africa 17916
Classification
CO3
Weight
320.79 g
Form
End cut
Find location
Tindouf, Algeria
Surface
Fusion crust across a substantial part of the exterior, desert varnished, with shallow regmaglypts. Pale caliche adheres to sections of the crust and has been left in place. One large cut face exposes a full interior section.
Weathering grade
Low. The Bulletin notes that no significant weathering products were observed in thin section.

Classification record

Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin 114 (2026), Meteoritics and Planetary Science 61, 942 to 946. Approved 14 September 2025.
Classifier
J. Garcia, ADARA
Type specimen
20.35 g at MUNA, Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueologia, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Three thin sections at ADARA.
Total known weight
742.17 g across two stones
Bulletin entry
Meteoritical Bulletin Database, Northwest Africa 17916

Provenance

The Meteoritical Bulletin records that NWA 17916 was found in 2025 in Tindouf, Algeria, that the finder is anonymous, that the place of purchase was Morocco, and that the meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer. The working name recorded in the Bulletin is BMD 016. That field number is painted on the exterior of this specimen.

The Bulletin records the main mass as being with Brian McDonald but does not identify which piece that is. This end cut is the largest piece of NWA 17916 held by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co., and its identification as the main mass is made by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. on that basis, not by the Bulletin. The slices of NWA 17916 offered by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. were cut from this stone.

Photographic record

Cut face of NWA 17916 CO3 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite end cut showing dense chondrule population, 320.79g
The cut face. A single interior section across the stone, showing the chondrule population set in a fine grained matrix.
NWA 17916 CO3 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite end cut showing the cut face meeting the crusted exterior, 320.79g
The specimen turned to show the cut face meeting the crusted exterior.
Fusion crust of NWA 17916 CO3 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite showing regmaglypts, 320.79g
The crusted exterior. Shallow regmaglypts across the surface, with pale caliche adhering in places.
BMD 016 field number painted on the exterior of NWA 17916 CO3 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, 320.79g
The field number BMD 016 painted on the exterior, the working name under which this meteorite was submitted for classification.
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 25 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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