On Offer: 2.97 gram NWA 8291 mesosiderite meteorite end piece.

Type: Mesosiderite

Found: 2013

Country: Morocco

Description: 2.97 gram specimen of NWA 8291 Mesosiderite meteorite. This is a "half cut" giving a collector / educator the best of both worlds, the natural exterior as well as a view to the interior.

What you get: 2.97 gram NWA 8291 Mesosiderite stoney-iron meteorite specimen as shown, storage/shipping membrane box, and Certificate of Authenticity.

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Northwest Africa 8291Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 8291
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 8291
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 296 g
Classification
history:Meteoritical Bulletin: MB103 (2014) MesosideriteRecommended: Mesosiderite [explanation]
This is 1 of 235 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all]
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Comments:Approved 14 Mar 2014Writeup
Writeup from MB 103:

Northwest Africa 8291 (NWA 8291)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2013

Classification: Mesosiderite

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

Physical characteristics: 45 small stones that are visually identical, irregular dark exterior with some iron staining, saw cut reveals mm-sized, bright metal grains set in dark brown silicate matrix.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows approximately 70% silicate minerals and 30% metal. Silicate mineralogy ~70% pyroxene, ~25% plagioclase, accessory silica and olivine. Silicate grain sizes up to 300 m. Metal: ~90% kamacite, ~10% taenite, 5-10% of total metal is oxidized. Metal domains up to 3 mm. Many metal/oxide veinlets and blebs throughout.

Geochemistry: (C. Agee and H. Miley, UNM) EMPA. Low Ca-pyroxene Fs 32.4 7.0Wo 2.7 0.7, Fe/Mn=28 2 n=9, olivine Fa 31.7.7, Fe/Mn=43, n=1, plagioclase Or 0.5 0.1Ab 9.0 1.5An 90.5 1.6, n=7.

Classification: Mesosiderite

Specimens: 20.95 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass.

Data from:
MB103
Table 0
Line 0:Place of purchase:MoroccoDate:P 2013Mass (g):295.7Pieces:45Class:MesosideriteClassifier:C. Agee, UNMType spec mass (g):20.95Type spec location:UNMMain mass:Sean TutorowComments:Field name G509; submitted by C. Agee, UNMInstitutions
and collections

Product Attributes:

Country/Region Of Manufacture: Unknown

Featured Refinements: Mesosiderite

Weight (lbs.): 0.50 lb

Length (in.): 12

Width (in.): 10

Height (in.): 3