Large NWA 869 Meteorite with Fusion Crust Found 2000 A.D. A large and fine Chondrite NWA 869 chondrite meteorite, exhibiting excellent and clear regmaglypting and primary fusion crust. 630 grams, 12.6 cm (5 in.). Found Algeria, Africa, 2000 A.D. Private Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, collection, 2016. Private Shropshire, UK collection. NWA 869 is one of the most interesting Ordinary Chondrites found in Northwest Africa. The meteorite was discovered in 2000 near Tindouf in Algeria. Common chondrites consist of pieces of undifferentiated accreted material that formed within the solar nebula around 4.5 billion years ago: as such, they are among the oldest rocks in the Solar System. [No Reserve]