Acfer 328 CV3 #1- 2,7 g
95,12 $Acfer 328 is a CV3 carbonaceous meteorite discovered by two Frenchmen, F. Beroud and C. Boucher, in Algeria in 2001, and classified by the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
Jiddat al Harasis 626 Eucrite, polymict #1 – 6 g
261,59 $This beautiful meteorite was discovered by Marie Gerbet in 2010 in the Jiddat al Harasis, a rocky desert north of the Dhofar region and in south-central Oman.
This meteorite was used by NASA to calibrate the spectrometer of the DAWN probe that studied the asteroid Vesta !
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Itqiy EH7-an #1 – 5,63 g
1.115,32 $To date, Itqiy is the only meteorite in the world classified as EH7-an.
It is an enstatite chondrite, an important class of chondrites that mostly exhibit sub-solar Mg/Si and refractory/Si ratios, oxygen isotopic compositions close to the terrestrial fractionation line and highly reduced mineral assemblages (containing little FeO, Si-bearing metal and sulfides of elements normally considered lithophilic).
This highly metamorphosed meteorite has a very unique texture !
The Earth seems to have been formed from celestial bodies whose composition is close to that of enstatite chondrites.
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NWA 15169 Lunaire #23 – 50 g
2.972,58 $NWA 15169 is a lunar meteorite discovered in 2021 in Morocco near Dakhla in the Wad Oum Sfia area by Omar Ben Chaoud and Mouloud Oudinat.
NWA 15169 is a rare lunar meteorite (anorthosite).
This is a very nice and colorful lunar meteorite offered at a very good price.
About fifteen years ago, lunar meteorites were sold for almost 1000 euros per gram !
Writeup from MB 112:
Northwest Africa 15169 (NWA 15169)
Morocco
Purchased: 2021
Classification: Lunar meteorite (anorth)
History: Found by Omar Ben Chaoud and Mouloud Oudinat in the Dakhla, Wad Oum Sfia area. Later bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021.
Physical characteristics: Several stones: a complete 50 g crusted stone, and several gray fragments without fusion crust, the largest one being 52 g.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, B. Devouard, CEREGE) Brecciated igneous rock composed primarily of anorthitic plagioclase, and mm-sized poikilitic microgabbroic clasts with plagioclase chadacrysts set in olivine and pyroxene. Accessory minerals: metal, ulvöspinel, chromite. Barite, from terrestrial weathering, is present as veins.
Geochemistry: Plagioclase An93.4±2.7Ab6.3±2.5Or0.2±0.2 (n=4). Olivine (altered) Fo 43.5±5.9, FeO/MnO=143.4, analytical totals 90.9±2.2 (n=9). Orthopyroxene Fs26.0Wo9.0, Fs16.3Wo36.9, FeO/MnO = 50.8 (n=2). Chromite Cr#=0.73 (n=1).
Classification: Lunar (anorthosite). Contains microgabbroic clasts. Olivine, pigeonite and plagioclase are within the ferroan anorthositic suite (FAS) field defined by Warren (1993). Olivine has been altered on Earth, as indicated by the low analytical totals.
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
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Almahata Sitta #1 Bencubbinite – 0,45 g
1.426,84 $Almahata Sitta is a unique meteorite !
This meteorite fell on October 7, 2008 in Sudan.
But the particularity of this meteorite is that astronomers followed it from space until it entered the atmosphere,
a world first.
Another surprise awaited scientists :
Sur les 660 météorites de la chute de Almahata Sitta qui ont été classées, on a trouvé au total 17 classifications différentes : Ureilite, H5/6, LL4, EH4/5, EL6, EL5/6, EL3, EL6, H5, CH, EH3, EL3-
Even better, diamonds contained in the meteorite indicate that it could have belonged to a planet the size of Mercury or Mars !
The slice that is being sold is part of a single piece that was only 58.63 grams.
This slice is from the “Haberer Meteorite” website.
El Hammami H5 #1 – 382 g
570,73 $El Hammami is one of the first meteorites found in the Sahara and which was traded.
It was found in Mauritania in 1997, and yet it was also sold under the name of Mhamid, in Morocco, because they are Moroccans
of this city which made the trade of it.
In 1997 November, Mr. Thompson traveled to Mauritania and collected six fresh-looking stones totaling ~200 kg (individual masses of 80, 51, 30, 26,
8 and 4 kg) at the foot of the El Hammami mountains in Mauritania (1000 km southwest of Mhamid, Morocco).
Some of the material looks weathered and rusts easily, but most of it is fairly fresh.
A legend tells that the most oxidized specimens are the ones that were in direct contact with the skin of the camels used to transport the specimens.
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Clay layer K-T Bidart France #6 – 1,5 g
22,60 $This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
It is located between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary (Bidart marl and Danian limestone).
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Clay layer K-T Bidart France #5 – 2 g
26,16 $This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
It is located between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary (Bidart marl and Danian limestone).
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Clay layer K-T Bidart France #4 – 1.7 g
23,78 $This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
It is located between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary (Bidart marl and Danian limestone).
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Clay layer K-T Bidart France #3 – 6,1 g
47,56 $This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
It is located between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary (Bidart marl and Danian limestone).
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Clay layer K-T Bidart France #2 – 7.5 g
59,45 $This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
It is located between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary (Bidart marl and Danian limestone).
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Clay layer K-T Bidart France #1 – 18.5 g
101,06 $This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
This clay is the witness of the impact of the meteorite that contributed to the extinction phenomena of the dinosaurs.
It is located between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary (Bidart marl and Danian limestone).
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NWA 8668 Lunaire #1 – 4,76 g
475,61 $NWA 8668 is a beautiful lunar meteorite discovered in the Sahara in 2014.
Very nice texture !
About fifteen years ago, lunar meteorites were sold for almost 1000 euros per gram !
A great addition to your collection !
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Orconuma H3-4 #7 – 2.8 g (Copie) (Copie)
118,91 $The Orcunama meteorite fell in the Philippines in 2011.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-4.
A single stone of 7800 g covered with a dark fusion crust was discovered.
On the clear and sunny morning of March 7, 2011, three farmers (Fredo Manzano, Edgar Francisco Senior and Enrico Camacho Junior) in Orconuma, Bongabonga, Philippines were clearing their field when they were startled by six consecutive loud explosions. The sound of the explosions seemed to last for half a minute. At first they thought it was thunder because the ground was shaking. As they looked up to the sky, they saw a “burning red object with sparks coming out of it”, leaving a thick trail of smoke and making a characteristic hissing sound before it hit the ground. By their own admission, the farmers initially thought it was a bomb and considered that it might be “the end of the world.” They remember that the birds flew away immediately at the sound of the explosions. They went to look, and less than 10 meters away, they found a hole in the ground, surrounded by stirred up dirt and what looked like burnt grass. Inside the hole, about 1 m deep, they saw a stone object and, lacking tools, they used a piece of wood lying nearby and their bare hands to dig it up. Not knowing what this strange stone was, they started asking around, and showing the stone to the locals, but then they were afraid someone would try to take it from them. This fear led them to wrap it in a sealed plastic container before burying it underground for a year. They finally decided that no one would come looking for it, so they dug up the stone and stored it in Fredo Manzano’s closet for the next 8 years. In 2020, they were interviewed for a local TV newscast (later posted on YouTube with over 5 million views), and during the filming, the stone was visually examined by geologist Jocelyn Villanueva, who concluded that it might be a type of basaltic volcanic rock. The farmers, however, remained convinced that it could be a meteorite and hired Ramelle Baquil Ramirez to help them find a buyer. Subsequently in April 2021, with the assistance of an experienced tektite dealer (Carmelita Cepe), the stone was acquired jointly by John Higgins and Jasper Spencer.
Orconuma H3-4 #7 – 2.8 g (Copie)
208,08 $The Orcunama meteorite fell in the Philippines in 2011.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-4.
A single stone of 7800 g covered with a dark fusion crust was discovered.
On the clear and sunny morning of March 7, 2011, three farmers (Fredo Manzano, Edgar Francisco Senior and Enrico Camacho Junior) in Orconuma, Bongabonga, Philippines were clearing their field when they were startled by six consecutive loud explosions. The sound of the explosions seemed to last for half a minute. At first they thought it was thunder because the ground was shaking. As they looked up to the sky, they saw a “burning red object with sparks coming out of it”, leaving a thick trail of smoke and making a characteristic hissing sound before it hit the ground. By their own admission, the farmers initially thought it was a bomb and considered that it might be “the end of the world.” They remember that the birds flew away immediately at the sound of the explosions. They went to look, and less than 10 meters away, they found a hole in the ground, surrounded by stirred up dirt and what looked like burnt grass. Inside the hole, about 1 m deep, they saw a stone object and, lacking tools, they used a piece of wood lying nearby and their bare hands to dig it up. Not knowing what this strange stone was, they started asking around, and showing the stone to the locals, but then they were afraid someone would try to take it from them. This fear led them to wrap it in a sealed plastic container before burying it underground for a year. They finally decided that no one would come looking for it, so they dug up the stone and stored it in Fredo Manzano’s closet for the next 8 years. In 2020, they were interviewed for a local TV newscast (later posted on YouTube with over 5 million views), and during the filming, the stone was visually examined by geologist Jocelyn Villanueva, who concluded that it might be a type of basaltic volcanic rock. The farmers, however, remained convinced that it could be a meteorite and hired Ramelle Baquil Ramirez to help them find a buyer. Subsequently in April 2021, with the assistance of an experienced tektite dealer (Carmelita Cepe), the stone was acquired jointly by John Higgins and Jasper Spencer.
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NWA 13202 Chondrite Ung #1 – 4,13 g
653,96 $NWA 13202 is a very particular meteorite, it is classified as an ungrouped chondrite.
Visually it does not look like any chondrite because it is very rich in metal.
It is a unique meteorite !
Writeup from MB 109:
Northwest Africa 13202 (NWA 13202)
(Northwest Africa)
Purchased: 2020 Jan
Classification: Ungrouped chondrite
History: A very dense, metal-rich specimen, found as two naturally-broken pieces which fit together, was purchased in January 2020 by Mark Lyon from a dealer in Zagora, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: The broken surfaces on both pieces are coated by rusty terrestrial weathering products. Polished interior surfaces exhibit dominant fresh metal (with minimal staining) and subordinate interspersed silicate-rich regions.
Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and J. Boesenberg, BrownU) The specimen consists of two distinct interspersed components with overall proportions of ~75% metal and ~25% silicate-rich material. Metal-rich regions (up to 0.5 mm) are composed of 95% kamacite with 5% taenite, and contain fine grained metal plates ranging from 100 to 500 μm in diameter. Silicate-rich regions (up to 0.5 mm) contain a variety of chondrules (with apparent diameters ranging from ~100 to 1500 μm). Most chondrules are glass-bearing (PP, PO, POP and barred pyroxene types) but some are cryptocrystalline. Accessory phases in silicate-rich regions include kamacite, taenite, chromite, troilite, merrillite and chlorapatite.
Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.6±3.9, range Fa15.5-28.0, N = 16), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs15.8±1.4Wo1.5±0.9, range Fs14.6-19.6Wo0.6-3.5, N = 11), pigeonite (Fs14.8-15.1Wo8.3-9.1, N = 2), kamacite (Ni = 4.8-7.0 wt.%, N = 7), taenite (Ni = 16.5-21.3 wt.%, N = 3).
Classification: Chondrite (ungrouped, metal-rich). Paired with NWA 12273 and NWA 12379.
Specimens: 20.0 g including one polished slice at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Lyon.
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Wad al Fayda 001 #17 CR2 – 63,4 g
749,09 $Wad al Fayda 001 was discovered in 2018 by Lahsen Oussalah in the Western Sahara between Guelta Zemour and Oum Dreyga.
Scientific analysis conducted by Anthony Love determined that it is a CR2 type carbonaceous meteorite.
The price of this type of meteorite has decreased significantly, since in 2001 it could go up to 200 dollars per gram.
It is a rare type of meteorite on the market.
Comes with certificate.
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NWA 13881 CV3 #6- 36,5 g
237,80 $NWA 13881 is a CV3 type meteorite with very large chondrules.
CV3 chondrites are characterized by the presence of large chondrules, abundant pre-solar isotopes and white inclusions called CAI’s.
CAI’s are mineral inclusions rich in calcium and aluminum, formed 4,567 to 4,571 million years ago they are the oldest materials in the Solar System.