Description: Northwest Africa 11237 Name: Northwest Africa 11237 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11237 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 583 grams Meteoritical Bulletin: (2018) Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) This is 1 of 341 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). Approved 11 May 2017 Northwest Africa 11237 (NWA 11237)(Northwest Africa)Purchased: 2017 JanClassification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)History: Purchased by Adam Aaronson in January 2017 from a Moroccan dealer at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.Physical characteristics: A single stone (583 g) lacking fusion crust. The fresh interior exhibits white to beige clasts in a medium-gray matrix.Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Breccia composed of angular mineral grains of anorthite, olivine, pigeonite, exsolved pigeonite, augite, ilmenite, Ti-chromite and troilite, plus sparse glass fragments, set in a finer-grained matrix containing small vesicles and minor barite.Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa30.5-36.8, FeO/MnO = 99-106, N = 3), pigeonite (Fs20.8-33.2Wo6.2-8.4, FeO/MnO = 64-69, N = 2), orthopyroxene host (Fs52.7Wo1.6, FeO/MnO = 71), augite exsolution lamella (Fs 21.3Wo43.0, FeO/MnO = 66), augite (Fs19.5Wo42.6, FeO/MnO = 67), anorthite (An96.5-97.6Or0.2-0.3, N = 2).Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia).Specimens: 20.3 g including one polished endcut at UWB; remainder with Aaronson. Place of purchase:TucsonDate:P 2017 JanMass (g):583Pieces:1Class:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Shock stage:lowWeathering grade:low 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 eBay 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. Shipping includes tracking and delivery confirmation.I am a member of the awesome Global Meteorite Association #GMA0021Please only pay in one payment when you are all done. Postage is the same for all the items you win over a 2 week period. ONLY pay in ONE PAYMENT when you are all done winning and ready to buy everything you wanted. I mail out all items the same day or in the morning. Thanks, John Humphries, P.O. BOX 310, Tombstone, AZ 85638
Price: 34.99 USD
Location: Tombstone, Arizona
End Time: 2024-12-21T05:14:09.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Specimen Type: Display Specimens
Type of Mineral: meteorite
Item Type: Meteorite
