Description: Thank you all for viewing my listing. Please note this is my second account. I also have the account "dag262" which I have held for over 20 years. The meteorite up for sale is a beautifully shaped lunar (feldsp. breccia) that I purchased from the main mass holder Saïd Yousfi. I bought this for my personal collection, but have decided to sell it today. Please note that I guarantee this piece to be authentic, and I offer the buyer their money back within thirty days as long as the stone is in the same condition I sent it. Please see the meteoritical bulletin for specific details of this beautifully shaped and beautifully contrasting lunar meteorite: NWA 13859 Lunar Lunar (feldsp. breccia) Meteorite 14.3g. Thank you again for viewing this sale. Ari Machiz Ari Machiz Meteorites Northwest Africa 13859Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 13859 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13859 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 2.05 kg Classification history:Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) [explanation] This is 1 of 256 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites Comments:Approved 6 May 2021WriteupWriteup from MB 110: Northwest Africa 13859 (NWA 13859)Northwest AfricaPurchased: 2021 MarClassification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)History: The meteorite was purchased by Said Yousfi from a dealer in Temara, Morocco. The largest second largest 356 g fragment was subsequently acquired by Luca Cableri. One sample was analyzed by Ansgar Greshake at MNB and a second sample by Paul Carpenter at WUSL.Physical characteristics: Several dark grayish fragments without fusion crust. The largest ones weighing 694 g, 356 g, 283 g, 283 g, and 99 g, respectively, without fusion crust.Petrography: Feldspathic breccia composed of mineral clasts and sparse troctolitic lithic clasts set in fine grained, partly glassy matrix. Minerals are predominantly plagioclase and olivine suggesting presence of abundant troctolitic material throughout the meteorite; pyroxenes are rare. Accessory phases are: FeS, ilmenite, Ti-bearing chromite, and secondary barite and calcite.Geochemistry: (A. Greshake, MNB) zoned olivine: Fa20.8±6.4 (Fa14.6-30.9, FeO/MnO=83±8, n=13); homogeneous olivine: Fa17.7±0.1, FeO/MnO=84±10, n=4; plagioclase: An96.6±0.8 (An95.3-97.6, n=6); (P. Carpenter, WUSL) olivine: Fa19.3-57.4, FeO=82-106, n=8; low-Ca pyroxene: Fs38.2Wo2.1, FeO/MnO=64, n=1); pigeonite: Fs17.7-24.2Wo7.4-15.0, FeO/MnO=42-54, n=3; augite: Fs16.9Wo39.4, FeO/MnO=45, n=1; plagioclase: An94.4-96.6Ab3.4-5.5Or0.0-0.1, n=3.Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia, troctolite-rich).Specimens: 20.5 g and a polished thin section are at MNB; 1 g and a polished mount are at UWB; main mass with Said Yousfi.Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0:Place of purchase:Temara, MoroccoDate:P 2021 MarMass (g):2045Pieces:severalClass:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Shock stage:highWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):20.8; 17.7; 19.3-57.4Ferrosilite (mol%):38.2; 17.7-24.2; 16.9Wollastonite (mol%):2.1; 7.4-15.0; 39.4Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB, A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSLType spec mass (g):20.5; 1Type spec location:MNB; UWBMain mass:Said YousfiComments:Work names SY#57, SY#84; submitted by Ansgar Greshake
Price: 950 USD
Location: Mableton, Georgia
End Time: 2024-08-12T01:30:01.000Z
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