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No. 84013265

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Unique meteorite from the sky with a lot of metals OC4 NWA 15468 end-piece - 42.7 g - (1)
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Unique meteorite from the sky with a lot of metals OC4 NWA 15468 end-piece - 42.7 g - (1)

Francesco Moser

Selected by Francesco Moser
Classification: Chondrite OC4 Melt Breccia S2 / W1 Place/Time: 2024 in Mali History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Many dark brownish fragments without fusion crust. Petrography:Chondrite composed of well-defined chondrules (apparent diameter about 600 µm) containing forsteritic olivine, magnesian orthopyroxene often overgrown by Ca-rich pyroxene plus sodic plagioclase set in a matrix containing abundant FeNi metal, taenite, chromite, and troilite. No secondary plagioclase detected. This is an extraordinarily rare classification and it tells quite the story. it is your chance to own this slice because it is 1 of 6 approved meteorites classified as OC4-melt breccia.

No. 84013265

No longer available
Unique meteorite from the sky with a lot of metals OC4 NWA 15468 end-piece - 42.7 g - (1)

Unique meteorite from the sky with a lot of metals OC4 NWA 15468 end-piece - 42.7 g - (1)

Classification: Chondrite OC4 Melt Breccia S2 / W1
Place/Time: 2024 in Mali

History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Morocco.
Physical characteristics: Many dark brownish fragments without fusion crust.
Petrography:Chondrite composed of well-defined chondrules (apparent diameter about 600 µm) containing forsteritic olivine, magnesian orthopyroxene often overgrown by Ca-rich pyroxene plus sodic plagioclase set in a matrix containing abundant FeNi metal, taenite, chromite, and troilite. No secondary plagioclase detected.

This is an extraordinarily rare classification and it tells quite the story. it is your chance to own this slice because it is 1 of 6 approved meteorites classified as OC4-melt breccia.

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