NWA 1929 meteorite - Encut - Howardite- 24.2 grams. Slice with crust. for Sale

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NWA 1929 meteorite - Encut - Howardite- 24.2 grams. Slice with crust. For Sale

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NWA 1929 meteorite - Encut - Howardite- 24.2 grams. Slice with crust. :
$387.00

NWA 1929 meteorite. Classified as an achondrite Howardite. Meaning is is a rare non-chondritic stony meteorite. The current academic evidence is that Howardites come from the asteroid Vesta.
24.2 grams. Endcut with crust.* (Howardite Crust is odd)This comes from the personal collection of McCartney Taylor aka Outofabluesky.com It comes with a specimen card.This specimen was obtained around 2009 as a trade.From the MetSoc listing:Location: Northwest Africa, exact location unknown.

Found:2003, May.

Classification: Achondrite, Howardite

Description: History: A 922.2 g, partially crusted, complete stonewas purchased in Erfoud, Morocco, in May 2003.Petrography: Abreccia of 72 vol% cumulate eucrite clasts, 8% subophitic clasts, 14%diogenites, and 6% melt clasts. Pervasive solid-state recrystallization ofplagioclase and pyroxenes with localized melt pockets and veins in clasts.Geochemistry: Coarse-grained gabbroic eucrite:Pyroxene (Fs45–40Wo7–20); plagioclase (An91.2–95.3);metal (Ni = 0.97; Cr = 0.87 [both wt%]). Diogenite: Pyroxene (Fs43–54Wo2.5–3.6;Fe/Mn = 36, 37).

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.