HED achondrite (Eucrite, polymict) NWA 16843 - 5.8 g - (1)

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Northwest Africa 16843 is an HED achondrite (Eucrite, polymict) meteorite from Morocco (Northwest Africa), weighing 5.80 g.

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Northwest Africa 16843 (NWA 16843)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2024 Apr 13

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, polymict)

History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Temara, Morocco.

Physical characteristics: Grayish fragment with some fusion crust.

Petrography: Polymict breccia composed of up to 4 mm sized basaltic and up to 1.5 mm sized mineral fragments set in fine-grained clastic matrix of related material. Predominant minerals are zoned low-Ca pyroxene, exsolved pyroxene, and calcic plagioclase. Minor phases include olivine, silica, ilmenite, chromite, troilite, and FeNi metal. Contains thin shock melt veins.

Northwest Africa 16843 (NWA 16843)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2024 Apr 13

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, polymict)

History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Temara, Morocco.

Physical characteristics: Grayish fragment with some fusion crust.

Petrography: Polymict breccia composed of up to 4 mm sized basaltic and up to 1.5 mm sized mineral fragments set in fine-grained clastic matrix of related material. Predominant minerals are zoned low-Ca pyroxene, exsolved pyroxene, and calcic plagioclase. Minor phases include olivine, silica, ilmenite, chromite, troilite, and FeNi metal. Contains thin shock melt veins.

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Number of objects
1
Name of meteorite
HED achondrite (Eucrite, polymict)
Type of meteorite
NWA 16843
Supplement
2526
Weight
5.8 g
Country of origin
Morocco
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Object sold
Private

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