» » » NWA 11742 (8.02 gram)

NWA 11742 (8.02 gram)

80 $

In stock

[ Meteoritical Bulletin Database ]

 

Classification: Achondrite Eucrite melt breccia S-mod/W-mod
Place/Time: 2016 in Quarzazate, Morocco
Mass: 650g

Physical characteristics: Brownish individual without fusion crust.
Petrography: The meteorite is a melt breccia composed of up to 5 mm sized basaltic clasts set into shock melted matrix. Basaltic clasts consist of exsolved pyroxenes and often lath shaped calcic plagioclase. The shock melt is mostly recrystallized to plagioclase and pyroxene; some regions show pronounced flow textures. Minor phases include silica, chromite, ilmenite and barite.

NOTE:
Perfectly one side polished slice, like a mirror.

 

 

 

 

 


Additional photo