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75.6 grams. 40 x 38 x 18 mm, crust side 38 x 18 mm.   Ureilite

TKW 10.9 kg. Fall not observed. Found February 1972, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA.

 

jnmczurich writes:

Photos:

1) Block
2) Crusted edge
3) Crust detail - 5.5 x 8 mm.
4) Step-like wire cut face
5) Wire cut detail - 5.5 x 8 mm.

Before the NWA meteorites appeared on the market, the Kenna ureilite was for a long time the (almost) only ureilite available for private collectors, as well for museum collections and universities.

The shown sample is a Kenna block with some crust and five cut faces. Three cut faces are step-like wire cut faces, due to the nano-size diamonds within the ureilite.

It was very hard to take good pictures of the dark gray to black ureilite . Therefore I choose a darker background to get a smoother contrast to the sample. The close-up images are 5.5 x 8 mm.

University trade 1989.