Location: Purchased in Morocco, Location unknow reportedly Western Sahara.
Found: 2003
Type: 2C Mesosiderite MES
Description from Meteoritical Bulletin 88: Many stones totaling 4438 g were found in 2003 by an anonymous finder in Western Sahara. Classification and mineralogy (A. Greshake, MNB): several stones are partially covered by fusion crust; contains up to several cm sized metal nodules; metal is mostly kamacite with some taenite; silicate portion is dominantly Mg-rich pyroxene, Fs26 Wo3 (Fs23.4-28.7 Wo2-4.7) and plagioclase, An92 (An90.1-94.4); accessories include silica, chromite, and phosphate; oxygen isotopic composition (R. Clayton and T. Mayeda, UChi): delta18O = 3.36, delta17O = 1.42 Î.; low degree of shock; low to medium degree of weathering.
This meteorite is probably paired with NWA 1645, 1827, 1912, 1951, and 1982. See David Weir's excellent write-up on this one here.
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| # NWA1882-41-3 | # NWA1882-45-1 | ABOUT SCALE Each photo has a small cube one centimeter on a side. The photo above gives you an idea how big it is. The ruler is in inches at the top. The coin is a US dime. If you are interested in a specimen, I will be happy to send you the dimensions or a photo with different scale. |
| Weight: 41.3 gm | Weight: 45.1 gm | |
| Features: Part slice. | Features: Part slice. | |
| sold | sold |
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