Location: Northwest Africa.
Purchased in Rissani, Morocco.
TKW: About 12 kg
Found: 2000
Type: Rumuruti Chondrite (R3.9)
Description from Meteoritical Bulletin 85: 12 kg of this meteorite in many pieces was purchased in Rissani in 2001 January. It was probably found in the Kem Kem region. Classification and mineralogy (A. Sokol and A. Bischoff, Mün): the sample appears to be unbrecciated in tin section: olivine, Fa38.6±3.2 (range Fa20-41, n=36); Ca-poor pyroxene, Fs20.3±4.0(range Fs8-30, n=24); Ca-pyroxene, Fs9.1±0.5 Wo47.6±1.8; plagioclase, An11.4±1.7; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W2, making it one of the freshest R chondrites besides Rumuruti; sulfides are well preserved.
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| # NWA753-6 | # NWA753-1-6 | # NWA753-25-5 | 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: 0.6 gm | Weight: 1.6 gm | Weight: 25.5 gm | |
| Features: Part slice. | Features: Part slice.. | Features: slice | |
| Price: sold | sold | sold |
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