Description: STUNNING NWA 11898 LUNAR METEORITE!!! LOW PRICE!!! GREAT DEAL!!! GORGEOUS SPECIMEN!!! SENSATIONAL STARRY NIGHT APPEARANCE!!! EXQUISITE END CUT!!! Location: Northwest Africa!!! Specimen weight: 19.2 grams!!! Specimen Type: End Cut!!!Northwest Africa 11898Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 11898 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11898 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Mali Mass: 768 g Classification history:Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 107 (2018) Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) This is 1 of 278 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). Comments:Approved 31 Aug 2018WriteupWriteup from MB 107: Northwest Africa 11898 (NWA 11898)MaliPurchased: 2018Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)History: Purchased in March 2018 by Dustin Dickens from a meteorite dealer in Mali.Physical characteristics: Several identical appearing dark stones covered partially with a milky-green fusion crust. Broken surface reveals a fragmental breccia with numerous white feldspathic clasts set in a dark colored ground mass.Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This meteorite is a breccia of primarily feldspathic clasts, with lesser amounts of olivine and pyroxene fragments. The shock melt composition has a very high alumina content, vesicles occur throughout.Geochemistry: (C. Agee, UNM) olivine Fa25.0±6.4, Fe/Mn=90±5, n=8; pigeonite Fs31.0±3.6Wo8.1±3.6, Fe/Mn=58±4, n=6; high-Ca pyroxene Fs22.3±3.7Wo35.0±4.7, Fe/Mn=52±5, n=4; plagioclase An96.3±0.7Ab3.5±0.7Or0.2±0.0, n=6; Shock melt (20 μm defocused electron beam, proxy for bulk meteorite composition): SiO2=43.1±0.6, TiO2=0.12±0.03, Al2O3=31.3±1.2, Cr2O3=0.03±0.01, MgO=2.0±0.5, FeO=2.5±0.5, MnO=0.03±0.01, CaO=18.0±0.4, Na2O=0.36±0.01, K2O=0.04±0.00 (all wt%), n=4.Classification: Lunar feldspathic brecciaSpecimens: 21.6 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Dustin Dickens holds the main mass.Data from: MB 107 Table 0 Line 0:Place of purchase:MaliDate:P 2018Mass (g):767.8Pieces:SeveralClass:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Shock stage:highWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):25.0±6.4Ferrosilite (mol%):31.0±3.6; 22.3±3.7Wollastonite (mol%):8.1±3.6; 35.0±4.7Classifier:C. Agee, UNMType spec mass (g):21.6Type spec location:UNMMain mass:Dustin DickensComments:Field name DD-25; submitted by C. Agee, UNM BUYER TO PAY $15 FOR USPS REGISTERED FIRST CLASS SHIPPING WITH TRACKING ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. OR BUYER TO PAY $70 FOR USPS EXPRESS SHIPPING TO ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. INSURANCE IS AT THE COST OF THE BUYER AND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. SAVE ON SHIPPING!!! WE GLADLY COMBINE YOUR SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES. NEED IT FAST! ASK FOR AN EXPRESS SHIPPING QUOTE! 1 DAY SHIPPING SERVICE TO MOST U.S. LOCATIONS! I AM IMCA MEMBER 1221. WE GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF EVERY METEORITE WE SELL. YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE. GOOD LUCK, HAPPY BIDDING AND BEST REGARDS. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter
Price: 1221.75 USD
Location: Alameda, California
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Origin: Solar System
Specimen Type: Slice
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Item Type: Meteorites & Tektites
