NWA 11721 R3 33.18g Complete Individual of Rumuruti Chondrite

Description

Item for auction is a 33.18g complete individual of NWA 11721 R3 Rumuruti meteorite that was found in North West Africa in December 2017. A batch of about 10 stones with similar appearance (total 5345 g, the largest stone 2670 g) was purchased by Jason Phillips in December 2017 from a Mauritanian dealer.
Petrography consists of a breccia composed of angular clasts in a matrix of related debris. Clasts contain well-formed, separated unequilibrated chondrules (apparent diameter 310±200 µm, N = 15) set in a finer grained metal-free matrix. Accessory minerals are sodic plagioclase, troilite, Ti-chromite and chlorapatite. Classification: R3 chondrite (breccia).The meteorite comes with a Big Kahuna Meteorites Certificate of Authenticity / Specimen Card. Scale cube in photo is 1cm on each side, and not included in sale. Big Kahuna combines shipping, and addresses must be in the English language, to facilitate customs input at US Postal Service. Non-English addresses cannot be shipped, and may incur additional fees for handling. We no longer ship to China or Italy.
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