Description: Northwest Africa 7485 Name: Northwest Africa 7485 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7485 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: Morocco Mass 360 grams Meteoritical Bulletin: (2012) Eucrite-mmictRecommended: Eucrite-mmict This is 1 of 263 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. Approved 8 Nov 2012 Northwest Africa 7485 (NWA 7485)MoroccoPurchased: May 2012Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, monomict)History: Purchased by Sean Tutorow in May 2012 from a Moroccan meteorite dealer.Physical characteristics: Single stone, dark brown exterior, some weathered fusion crust, saw cut reveals patches of dark-gray and light-gray, slight oxidation.Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished mount shows a brecciated texture with approximately 60% pyroxene and 30% plagioclase, many pyroxenes with exsolution lamellae. Numerous shock melt veins up to 500 μm wide. Accessory silica, ilmenite, chromite, troilite, and low-Ni iron metal.Geochemistry: (C. Agee and M. Spilde, UNM) Pyroxene Fs47.5±14.6Wo19.1±17.6, Fe/Mn=31±1, n=36, with equilibrated trend Fs61.0Wo1.8 to Fs27.0Wo43.2; plagioclase Or0.5±0.4Ab10.3±1.6An89.2±2.0, n=7.Classification: Achondrite (eucrite, monomict). Equilibrated main group eucrite.Specimens: 20.41 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass.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 getting everything you want.Please 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
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Specimen Type: Display Specimens
Type of Mineral: meteorite
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