2.53 grams Bechar 008 cut Meteorite HED achondrite (Howardite) with a COA for Sale

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2.53 grams Bechar 008 cut Meteorite HED achondrite (Howardite) with a COA For Sale

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2.53 grams Bechar 008 cut Meteorite HED achondrite (Howardite) with a COA:
$9.99

Bechar 008Basic informationName:Bechar 008
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall:No
Year Bulletin:MB is 1 of 458 approved meteorites classified as Howardite.
Comments:Approved 23 Feb 2023
Writeup from MB 112:

Bechar 00830.25293 N,3.53005 W

Bechar, Algeria

Purchased: 2022 Jul

Classification: HED achondrite (Howardite)

History: Reportedly a group of meteorite hunters found several fragments of this material in Algeria, in an area called Alagla (near Abadla) in July 2022. Several months later Mohamed Ali Loud bought a total of 1700 g from a meteorite dealer in Mauritania.

Petrography(K. Metzler,IfP) Polymict achondritic breccia, consisting of mineral fragments and lithic clasts up to ~5 mm in size. These components are embedded in a fine-grained clastic matrix of related debris. Lithic clasts are dominated by eucritic gabbros and granulites, both of which show exsolved pyroxene. Mineral fragments include various eucritic pyroxenes (with and without augite exsolution lamellae), diogenitic pyroxene, feldspar, a silica polymorph, chromite, ilmenite, and Fe-Ni metal. About 10-20 vol% diogenitic components.

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