Meteorite. Rumuruti R3-6. NWA 17584. - 3.38 g - (1)

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Northwest Africa 17584 (NWA 17584) is a Rumuruti chondrite meteorite (R3-6) weighing 3.38 g and originates from Northwest Africa, with a certificate of authenticity accompanying the lot.

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Northwest Africa 17584 (NWA 17584)

Purchased: 2025

Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3-6)

History: Purchased by Mohamed Ali Loud in 2025 from a meteorite dealer in Mauritania.

Physical characteristics: Several brownish fragments, some covered with minor fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorite exhibits a brownish interior and consists of up to 5 mm-sized, mostly angular Type 3, Type 6, and black melt clasts within a Type 3 matrix. Chondrules in Type 3 lithologies have an apparent average diameter of about 450 µm; olivine and low-Ca pyroxene are compositionally unequilibrated. In Type 6 clasts, ferroan olivine, diopside, and sodic plagioclase are the predominant mineral phases. Opaque phases include troilite, pentlandite, and Ti-bearing chromite; no metal has been detected.

Shock stage: S1
Weathering grade: moderate
Classifier: A. Greshake, MNB


This lot comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Thanks for your interest.

Northwest Africa 17584 (NWA 17584)

Purchased: 2025

Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3-6)

History: Purchased by Mohamed Ali Loud in 2025 from a meteorite dealer in Mauritania.

Physical characteristics: Several brownish fragments, some covered with minor fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorite exhibits a brownish interior and consists of up to 5 mm-sized, mostly angular Type 3, Type 6, and black melt clasts within a Type 3 matrix. Chondrules in Type 3 lithologies have an apparent average diameter of about 450 µm; olivine and low-Ca pyroxene are compositionally unequilibrated. In Type 6 clasts, ferroan olivine, diopside, and sodic plagioclase are the predominant mineral phases. Opaque phases include troilite, pentlandite, and Ti-bearing chromite; no metal has been detected.

Shock stage: S1
Weathering grade: moderate
Classifier: A. Greshake, MNB


This lot comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Thanks for your interest.

Details

Number of items
1
Name of meteorite
Meteorite. Rumuruti R3-6.
Type of meteorite
NWA 17584.
Weight
3.38 g
Country of Origin
NWA
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1720
Objects sold
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