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Endcut of Primitive achondrite (Brachinite) NWA 15959 - 0.35 g - (1)
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Endcut of Primitive achondrite (Brachinite) NWA 15959 - 0.35 g - (1)

Northwest Africa 15959 (NWA 15959) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: April, 2023 Classification: Primitive achondrite (Brachinite) History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Temara, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Many dark brownish fragments with some fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorites shows a recrystallized equigranular texture with abundant triple junctions and is predominantly composed of olivine and subordinate Ca-pyroxene. Minor phases include Cl-apatite, chromite, FeS, and FeNi metal. No plagioclase detected. Geochemistry: olivine: Fa29.2±0.1 (Fa29.0-29.3, FeO/MnO=56±3; n=7); Ca-pyroxene: Fs9.5±0.2Wo44.0±0.1 (Fs9.2-9.8Wo43.8-44.1, FeO/MnO=26±3, n=7)

No. 92388369

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Endcut of Primitive achondrite (Brachinite) NWA 15959 - 0.35 g - (1)

Endcut of Primitive achondrite (Brachinite) NWA 15959 - 0.35 g - (1)

Northwest Africa 15959 (NWA 15959)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: April, 2023

Classification: Primitive achondrite (Brachinite)

History: The meteorite was purchased from a meteorite dealer in Temara, Morocco.

Physical characteristics: Many dark brownish fragments with some fusion crust.

Petrography: The meteorites shows a recrystallized equigranular texture with abundant triple junctions and is predominantly composed of olivine and subordinate Ca-pyroxene. Minor phases include Cl-apatite, chromite, FeS, and FeNi metal. No plagioclase detected.

Geochemistry: olivine: Fa29.2±0.1 (Fa29.0-29.3, FeO/MnO=56±3; n=7); Ca-pyroxene: Fs9.5±0.2Wo44.0±0.1 (Fs9.2-9.8Wo43.8-44.1, FeO/MnO=26±3, n=7)

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