Description: STUNNING NWA 11474 LUNAR METEORITE!!! LOW PRICE!!! GREAT DEAL!!! MUSEUM QUALITY!!! LOW TOTAL KNOWN WEIGHT OF 586 GRAMS!!! FABULOUS FRAGMENT!!! FREE GEM CASE!!! Location: Northwest Africa!!! Specimen weight: 5.5 grams!!! Specimen Type: Fragment!!! Northwest Africa 11474Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 11474 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11474 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 586 g Classification history:Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) This is 1 of 139 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). Search for other: Lunar meteorites Comments:Approved 15 Nov 2017WriteupWriteup from MB 106: Northwest Africa 11474 (NWA 11474)(Northwest Africa)Purchased: 2017Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)History: Purchased by Dustin Dickens and Mendy Ouzillou from a Mauritanian meteorite dealer May 10, 2017.Physical characteristics: Many identical appearing pieces, no fusion crust. A saw cut reveals a fragmental breccia with numerous white feldspathic clasts set in a dark-gray ground mass.Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This meteorite consists of primarily feldspathic clasts and shock melt with lesser amounts of fragmental pyroxene and olivine.Geochemistry: (C. Agee and B. Ha, UNM) olivine Fa19.3±0.6, Fe/Mn=86±1, n=2; pigeonite Fs24.8±0.5Wo4.3±0.3, Fe/Mn=60±9, n=2; high Ca pyroxene Fs27.4Wo34.4, Fe/Mn=58, n=1; plagioclase An97.8±0.7Ab2.0±0.6Or0.2±0.1, n=6; Shock melt (20 μm defocused electron beam, proxy for bulk meteorite composition): SiO2=44.4±0.8, TiO2=0.21±0.01, Al2O3=27.5±1.1, Cr2O3=0.07±0.02, MgO=5.7±1.4, FeO=4.2±1.3, MnO=0.07±0.02, CaO=16.2±0.5, Na2O=0.42±0.04, K2O=0.01±0.02 (all wt%), Fe/Mn=63±1, Mg#=70.1±1.1, n=3.Classification: Lunar feldspathic brecciaSpecimens: 20 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Dustin Dickens and Mendy Ouzillou hold the main mass.Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0:Place of purchase:MauritaniaDate:P 2017Mass (g):586Pieces:ManyClass:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Shock stage:HighWeathering grade:ModerateFayalite (mol%):19.3±0.6Ferrosilite (mol%):24.8±0.5; 27.4Wollastonite (mol%):4.3±0.3; 34.4Classifier:C. Agee, UNMType spec mass (g):20Type spec location:UNMMain mass:Dustin Dickens and Mendy OuzillouComments:Submitted by C. AgeeHistory: Purchased by Dustin Dickens and Mendy Ouzillou from a Mauritanian meteorite dealer May 10,2017Physical: Many identical appearing pieces no fusion crust, saw cut reveals a fragmental breccia with numerous white feldspathic clasts set in a dark gray ground mass.Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This meteorite consists of primarily feldspathic clasts and shock melt with lesser amounts of fragmental pyroxene and olivine.Geochem: (C. Agee and B. Ha, UNM) olivine Fa19.3±0.6, Fe/Mn=86±1, n=2; pigeonite Fs24.8±0.5Wo4.3±0.3, Fe/Mn=60±9, n=2; high Ca pyroxene Fs27.4Wo34.4, Fe/Mn=58, n=1; plagioclase An97.8±0.7Ab2.0±0.6Or0.2±0.1, n=6; Shock melt (20 μm defocused electron beam, proxy for bulk meteorite composition): SiO2=44.4±0.8, BUYER TO PAY $5 FIRST CLASS SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. OR BUYER TO PAY $35 USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING COSTS 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: 536.25 USD
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Origin: Solar System
Item Type: Meteorites & Tektites
Specimen Type: Fragment
Featured Refinements: Lunar Meteorite
