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NWA 18471 (5.97 gram)

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[ Meteoritical Bulletin Database ]

 

Classification: Achondrite Lunar, feldspathic melt breccia  W moderate / S high
Place/Time: 2025 in Algeria
Mass: 387g

History: The fragment was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Algeria.
Physical characteristics: Grayish rock partly covered with fusion crust.
Petrography: The meteorite is a melt-breccia predominantly composed of up to 2.5 cm sized anorthositic clasts set in a black, mostly finely crystallized melt rock matrix showing flow textures. Main minerals are anorthite plus less abundant olivine and pyroxene often showing weak compositional zoning. Minor phases include ilmenite, Ti-bearing chromite, troilite, and kamacite.

Condition:   full slice, one side polished