AUBRITE DJOUA 001, new classification Achondrite EXTREMELY RARE, End Cut - 22 g






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AUBRITE DJOUA 001, nueva clasificación, is an extremely rare achondrite meteorite from Argelia in Northwest Africa, weighing 22 g and described as End Cut.
Description from the seller
An amazing fragment of Aubrite achondrite meteorite
Its igneous origin separates them from primitive enstatite chondrites and indicates that they originated on an asteroid.
Aubrites are composed mainly of large white crystals of Mg-rich orthopyroxene, or enstatite.
Around this matrix, they have minor phases of olivine, nickel-iron metal and troilite, which indicate magmatic formation under extremely reducing conditions.
The great brecciation of most aubrites testifies to a violent history in their parent body.
Spectral comparisons of aubrites with asteroid spectra have revealed surprising similarities between the aubrite group and the E-type asteroids of the Nysa family.
A small near-Earth object, (3103) Eger, is often suggested as the parent body of the aubrites
We are members of:
-. IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
-. Meteoritical Society
-. American Meteor Society
All our pieces are certified and, moreover, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray spectroscopy.
Seller's Story
An amazing fragment of Aubrite achondrite meteorite
Its igneous origin separates them from primitive enstatite chondrites and indicates that they originated on an asteroid.
Aubrites are composed mainly of large white crystals of Mg-rich orthopyroxene, or enstatite.
Around this matrix, they have minor phases of olivine, nickel-iron metal and troilite, which indicate magmatic formation under extremely reducing conditions.
The great brecciation of most aubrites testifies to a violent history in their parent body.
Spectral comparisons of aubrites with asteroid spectra have revealed surprising similarities between the aubrite group and the E-type asteroids of the Nysa family.
A small near-Earth object, (3103) Eger, is often suggested as the parent body of the aubrites
We are members of:
-. IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) #8187
-. Meteoritical Society
-. American Meteor Society
All our pieces are certified and, moreover, we provide the chemical composition analysis if the piece’s value exceeds €300, performed at our facilities by X-ray spectroscopy.
