On Offer: 8.34 gram Eucrite Monomict Slice I NWA 8555

Dimensions: 51.20 mm x 36.05 mm x 2.35 mm

Type: HED achondrite (Eucrite, monomict)

Origin: Morocco

Official name: NWA 8555

Description: 8.34 gram polished on one side, slice of monomict eucrite NWA 8555 .

What you get: 8.34 NWA 8555 Eucrite Meteorite Specimen as Shown and signed Certificate of Authenticity.

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Northwest Africa 8555Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 8555
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 8555
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 2.92 kgClassification
history:Recommended: Eucrite-mmict [explanation]
This is 1 of 187 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites,Eucrites, and HED achondritesComments:Approved 18 Oct 2014Writeup
Writeup from MB 103:

Northwest Africa 8555 (NWA 8555)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2013

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, monomict)

History: Purchased by Brahim Tahiri from a Moroccan hunter and sent to his partner Sean Tutorow for classification, April, 2013.

Physical characteristics: Two matching stones, 1729 g and 1198 g. Irregular weathered exterior. Saw cut reveals a breccia with tan lithic clasts up to 1 cm set in a dark-gray matrix.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount show basaltic eucrite clasts cross-cut by shock melt veins, pyroxenes show exsolution lamellae. Ubiquitous chromite, ilmenite, and silica, some barite found. Moderate weathering.

Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Low-Ca pyroxene Fs 60.7 2.2Wo 4.5 2.4, Fe/Mn=33 1, n=12; high-Ca pyroxene Fs 29.3 1.5Wo 41.1 1.6, Fe/Mn=33 1, n=12; plagioclase An 89.0 1.2, n=8.

Classification: Achondrite (monomict eucrite)

Specimens: 59.78 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass.

Data from:
MB103
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Line 0:Place of purchase:MoroccoDate:P 2013Mass (g):2923.78Pieces:1Class:Eucrite-mmictWeathering grade:moderateClassifier:C. Agee, UNMType spec mass (g):59.78Type spec location:UNMMain mass:Sean TutorowComments:Field name G565; submitted by C. Agee, UNMInstitutions
and collectionsUNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015)
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Weight (lbs.): 0.50 lb

Length (in.): 12

Width (in.): 10

Height (in.): 3