Meteorites for sale catalogue > HED achondrites
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| Meteorite name: |
Agoult |
| Type: |
Eucrite, unbrecciated |
| Location: |
Sahara, Morocco |
| Date of find: |
2000 |
| Tkw: |
82 g + pairings |
| Specimen weight: |
3.959 g |
| Description: |
Fragment, oriented, 19 x 14 x 8 mm |
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An 82 g stone was found by a person prospecting for meteorites. Mineralogy and classification (J. Barrat, UAng; P. Gillet, ENSL): a crusted stone; broken surfaces show a homogeneous, sugary textured interior; many 120º contacts are present between grains; pyroxene ranges from Fs58.9Wo4.4 to Fs30.6Wo41.1; bulk composition shows a flat rare earth pattern with a small positive Eu anomaly. Specimens: 14 g plus thin section, ENSL; main mass with anonymous finder. |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 2286 |
| Type: |
Diogenite-oliv-rich |
| Location: |
Sahara, Morocco |
| Date of find: |
2003 |
| Tkw: |
82 g |
| Specimen weight: |
5.652 g |
| Description: |
End cut, polished, 32 x 20 x 7 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 2482 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, polymict |
| Location: |
Sahara, Morocco or Algeria |
| Date of find: |
2004 |
| Tkw: |
1000 g |
| Specimen weight: |
37.826 g |
| Description: |
Slice, polished, 75 x 62 x 2.8 mm |
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Two stones totaling 1000 g was found in 2004 in Morocco. Classification and mineralogy (A. Greshake, MNB): a polymict breccia of lithic and mineral clasts set into a fine-grained clastic groundmass of plagioclase, Ca-pyroxene, orthopyroxene, and opaque phases; lithic clasts are basaltic fragments and impact melt clasts; large mineral fragments include plagioclase and exsolved Ca-pyroxene; plagioclase, An86.8 (range An79.9-95.2); pigeonite, Fs44.4-54.3Wo5.4-17.5; augite, Fs25.2Wo41.7; minor phases include orthopyroxene, Fs41.5-50.9Wo2.5-3.5, silica, ilmenite, and Al-Ti-chromite; high degree of shock; moderate degree of weathering. Main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen 28.2 g plus one polished thin section MNB. |
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$ 453 Email |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 2483 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, unusual |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2000 |
| Tkw: |
280.2 g |
| Specimen weight: |
16.768 g |
| Description: |
Slice, polished, 56 x 32 x 3.9 mm |
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A single stone of 280.2 g was found in 2004 by an anonymous finder in the Western Saharan desert and purchased in Erfoud in 2004. Classification and mineralogy (A. Greshake, Berlin): unusual eucrite with large shock veins and embedded clasts; fine-grained clastic matrix consists of augite, exsolved Ca-pyroxene, orthopyroxene, and plagioclase; minor phases include silica, ilmenite, troilite, and Al-Ti-chromite; most fragments are composed of laths shaped pigeonite with augite exsolution lamellae, interstitial plagioclase and rare augite, and opaque phases; plagioclase, An85.1 (range An78.8-88.5); orthopyroxene, Fs51.0-57.7Wo1.3-2.2; pigeonite, Fs47.9-55.3Wo5.9-16.5; augite, Fs22.1.-33.9Wo30.0-45.9; high degree of shock; moderate degree of weathering. Main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen 20.3 g plus one polished thin section MNB.
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$ 586 Email |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 2890 |
| Type: |
Achondrite, Howardite |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2004 |
| Tkw: |
132 g |
| Specimen weight: |
8.267 g |
| Description: |
Slice, polished, 54 x 37 x 2 mm |
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History: An anonymous finder recovered a single stone of 132 g within the North African Sahara in 2004.
Petrography and Geochemistry: (A. Greshake, MNB) Polymict breccia with eucritic and diogenitic fragments embedded in a clastic matrix and contains dark impact melt fragments. Eucrite clasts consist mainly of frequently exsolved Ca pyroxene and plagioclase (An96.4–97.3), pigeonite (Fs37.3–53.0Wo9.3–13.4), augite (Fs23.0–31.1Wo39.6–43.3), with minor olivine, Mg-Al-chromite, and ilmenite. Diogenitic lithologies are dominated by orthopyroxene (Fs18.8–32.0) that are not always zoned.
Classification: Achondrite (howardite); low-shock, minimal weathering.
Specimens: A 22.1 g type specimen and one thin section are on deposit at MNB. Stefan Ralew of Germany holds the main mass. |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4039 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, monomict breccia |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2004 |
| Tkw: |
950 g |
| Specimen weight: |
4.807 g |
| Description: |
End cut, 40 x 21 x 6.5 mm |
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History: Several stones totaling 950 g were found in 2005 by an anonymous finder in 2004 in the western part of the Sahara in Morocco.
Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB) An unusual eucrite with dominantly coarse-grained basaltic texture of exsolved Ca pyroxene and plagioclase cross-cut by centimeter-size granular bands or crushed zones. Locally these zones display an equigranular texture with 120° grain boundaries; minor phases include orthopyroxene, silica, ilmenite, troilite, and Al-Ti chromite.
Geochemistry: Plagioclase (An90.1, range An88.3–92.6), orthopyroxene (Fs58.1–62.2Wo2.7–4.6), pigeonite (Fs50.7–58.6Wo5.2–15.7), augite (Fs26.3–34.9Wo32.1–44.1).
Classification: Achondrite (eucrite, monomict breccia); high shock, moderate weathering.
Specimens: A 20.1 g type specimen and one polished thin section are on deposit at MNB. An anonymous finder holds the main mass.
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4395 |
| Type: |
Diogenite (very unusual) |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2004 |
| Tkw: |
240 g |
| Specimen weight: |
2.516 g |
| Description: |
Part slice, polished, 31 x 18 x 2.1 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4396 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, polymict
(unusual metal-rich) |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2000 |
| Tkw: |
82 g + pairings |
| Specimen weight: |
34.357 g |
| Description: |
Slice, polished, 65 x 65 x 3.4 mm |
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History: An anonymous hunter recovered the meteorite in northwest Africa. The main mass holder purchased the sample in Tagounite, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: A single stone of 680 g, partly covered with fusion crust, was recovered.
Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB). The meteorite is a polymict breccia consisting of coarse- and fine-grained basaltic and mineral clasts set in a fine-grained clastic groundmass. Mineral fragments are mostly large plagioclase and exsolved low-Ca pyroxene. Minor phases include silica, ilmenite, and troilite.
Mineral compositions: Plagioclase (An58.9-92.7) and pyroxene (Fs26.8-59.3Wo2.4-42.6).
Classification: Achondrite (eucrite, polymict); minimal shock, moderate to extensive weathering.
Type specimens: A total of 20 g of sample plus one polished thin section are on deposit at MNB. Ralew holds the main mass. |
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$ 481 Email |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4484 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, basaltic
(unusual color and texture) |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2006 |
| Tkw: |
140 g |
| Specimen weight: |
10.119 g |
| Description: |
End cut, polished, 28 x 18 x 18 mm |
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History: S. Ralew purchased the specimens in June 2006 in Rissani, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: The meteorite consists of seven broken fragments of a dark grey stone with a combined weight of 140 g.
Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) The thin section studied shows an ophitic texture, with large (≤ 1.3 mm) pyroxene grains (composed of orthopyroxene with fine augite exsolution lamellae or patchy intergrowths of orthopyroxene with augite) and distinctive, thin plagioclase laths (commonly in radiating clusters).Interstitial mesostasis regions contain silica, ilmenite, troilite and minor Ni-free kamacite (partly altered to brown iron hydroxides).
Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Augite (Fs32.4-32.8Wo41.2-41.3; FeO/MnO = 32.7-36.7), orthopyroxene (Fs64.9Wo2.9; FeO/MnO = 32.2) and plagioclase (An86.0-90.5Or0.2-0.5).
Classification: Achondrite (eucrite, basaltic).
Type specimens: A total of 20 g of sample and one polished thin section are on deposit at UWS. Ralew holds the main mass. |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4808 |
| Type: |
Diogenite |
| Location: |
Sahara, NW-Africa |
| Date of find: |
2006 |
| Tkw: |
69 g |
| Specimen weight: |
4.740 g |
| Description: |
Slice (polished), 46 x 19 x 2.4 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4885 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, polymict |
| Location: |
Sahara, NW-Africa |
| Date of find: |
2006 |
| Tkw: |
70.6 g |
| Specimen weight: |
15.250 g |
| Description: |
Fragment w. crust, 31 x 20 x 18 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4886 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, polymict |
| Location: |
Sahara, NW-Africa |
| Date of find: |
2006 |
| Tkw: |
54.4 g |
| Specimen weight: |
28.774 g |
| Description: |
Half stone with fresh black crust,
40 x 29 x 16 mm
main mass |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4893 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, polymict |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2007 |
| Tkw: |
180 g |
| Specimen weight: |
2.991 g |
| Description: |
Slice w. crust, 26 x 20 x 2.7 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4905 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, unbrecciated, silica-rich |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2007 |
| Tkw: |
36 g |
| Specimen weight: |
17.153 g |
| Description: |
Slice (unpolished), 33 x 23 x 16 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 4926 |
| Type: |
Diogenite |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2006 |
| Tkw: |
37 g |
| Specimen weight: |
6.163 g |
| Description: |
Slice, polished, 48 x 20 x 3.2 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 5036 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, impact melt-rich |
| Location: |
Sahara, Northwest Africa |
| Date of find: |
2007 |
| Tkw: |
36 g |
| Specimen weight: |
16.507 g |
| Description: |
End cut, polished, 40 x 25 x 10 mm |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 5374 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, polymict |
| Location: |
Sahara, NW-Africa |
| Date of find: |
2008 |
| Tkw: |
29.5 g |
| Specimen weight: |
0.802 g |
| Description: |
Cut fragment w. very fresh crust,
17 x 10 x 6 mm
last avalable piece |
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| Meteorite name: |
NWA 5375 |
| Type: |
Eucrite, polymict |
| Location: |
Sahara, NW-Africa |
| Date of find: |
2008 |
| Tkw: |
24.6 g |
| Specimen weight: |
7.563 g |
| Description: |
Cut fragment w. very fresh and glossy crust
23 x 18 x 10 mm |
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