Northwest Africa 3140
Urelite
Found 2004
Northwest Africa

A 750 g dense, broken, greenish-grey stone (one large and several smaller pieces) was purchased in Tagounite from a Moroccan dealer.

Urelites are still poorly understood in terms of their formation, displaying characteristics of origins from a single parent body and from numerous ones.

Many high pressure minerals can be found in Urelites...including diamonds.

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Northwest Africa 3140  Urelite
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Northwest Africa 3140  Urelite
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