Lodranite Meteorite. NWA 17905. Primitive achondrite, - 1.75 g

Northwest Africa 17905 (NWA 17905)
Morocco

Classification: Primitive achondrite (Lodranite)

History: The meteorite was purchased by Mohamed Ali Loud in July 2025 from Mohamed Yahia Elyahyaoy in Morocco .

Physical characteristics: Several brownish rocks with some fusion crust.

Petrography: Protogranular aggregate predominantly composed of up to 700 µm sized olivine and low-Ca pyroxene grains with smaller and less abundant sodic feldspar and diopside. Some olivines show reduced rims often associated with FeNi-metal. Minor phases include whitlockite, Cl-apatite, Ti-free chromite, FeS, and partly altered FeNi-metal.

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

This lot comes with certificate ofauthenticity, thanks for your interest.