Description: Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 7831 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7831 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Western Sahara Mass: 20 kg Classification history: Meteoritical Bulletin: (2014) Diogenite Recommended: Diogenite This is 1 of 410 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. Northwest Africa 7831 (NWA 7831) 27.307°N, 12.083°W Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara Found: 2013 Mar Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) History: Found buried in the ground near Chouichiyat on March 3, 2013, and excavated by a team of local people. Physical characteristics: A single large mass (at least 20 kg) composed of yellow-green crystalline material with pale orange weathering products along numerous fractures. Much of the material disintegrated into fragments upon excavation. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) The specimen is composed almost entirely of translucent, yellow-green orthopyroxene with very sparse, tiny included grains of Ni-free metal, troilite, chromite, anorthite, silica polymorph and clinopyroxene. Secondary pale orange, clay-like deposits from terrestrial weathering are present along thin fractures. State/Prov/County: Saguia el Hamra Date: 2013 Mar Latitude: 27.307°N Longitude: 12.083°W Mass (g): >20000 Pieces: 1 Class: Diogenite Shock stage: low Weathering grade: moderate I will combine the cost of shipping for all the items you win during a 2 week period that are paid for in a single transaction. Please note... If items are paid for separately, they will be shipped separately due to PAYPAL tracking reasons. Also, I ship items within 24 hours from the time of payment. Therefore, do not pay for any items until you are done bidding so I can ship everything in one package. Please take your time and don't pay for up to 2 weeks. Includes tracking and delivery confirmation. Please only pay in one payment when you are all done. All Meteorite packages mailed out will have a Delivery Confirmation slip on the package. See your Ebay payment for the tracking info.I guarantee the authenticity of every meteorite I sell on Ebay, so bid with confidence! I will buy it back if you don't love it.
Price: 13.99 USD
Location: Tombstone, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-28T18:53:23.000Z
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Type of Mineral: meteorite
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