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Photos by J. García. Copyright (c) Copyright J. García.
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139.6 grams. Eucrite-pmict
TKW 1027 grams. Fall not observed. Found August 2015, Western Sahara.
  
José writes:
This meteorite is a fragile rock, gray in color, partly covered by a darker crust.
From the MetBul:
Petrography: Breccia composed of disaggregated eucritic debris and some lithic eucrite clasts in a light matrix. Minerals include anorthite, pigeonite, augite, fayalite, silica polymorph, ilmenite, troilite and chromite. Minor Fe metal.
Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene (Fs54.5±3.0Wo5.3±1.2, FeO/MnO=32-38, n=12), high-Ca pyroxene (Fs25.2±2.6Wo40.8±1.1, FeO/MnO=27-32, n=14); orthopyroxene host (Fs34.5±3.2Wo3.2±0.8, FeO/MnO=24-27, n=18), clinopyroxene exsolution lamella (Fs15.8±1.1Wo42.3±0.9, FeO/MnO=28-31, n=15), plagioclase (An90.3±3.3, n=22), fayalite (Fa92.2±2.0, FeO/MnO=41-42, n=11).
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Abulcasin
6/30/2019 2:40:08 PM |
Bonita Eucrita, gracias por tu afici*n a estos fragmentos del Sistema Solar, cada vez somos m*s.
Nice Eucrite, thank you for you hobby of these fragments of the Solar System, every time we are more |
John Divelbiss
6/30/2019 9:07:55 AM |
The cement-like look of this polymict Eucrite tells the story of a mashed up pile of rock. A super nice stone Jose. |
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