Northwest Africa 3078
Achondrite, Howardite
Found 2003

One single stone of 733 g mostly covered with fresh fusion crust was was found in winter 2002/2003 by an anonymous finder in the Western Saharan desert.

Classification and mineralogy: (Dr.A. Greshake and M. Kurz): Berlin , Humboldt Univ; Germany

Polymict breccia dominated by often chemically zoned orthopyroxene fragments set into a clastic matrix. Other types of fragments include large blocky pagioclase, pigeonite with augite exsolution lamellae, and unusual orthopyroxene and sulfide-rich clasts.

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Northwest Africa 3078  Achondrite, Howardite
19.1 gram polished fragment
$650.00

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