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Taoudenni
is an attractive brecciated
diogenite,
found in Mali in 2007 it had a total known mass
of around 24kg. We have a few decent-sized pieces! |
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NWA
2949 is a classic Eucrite, purchased in Erfoud,
Morocco after being found in the Sahara in 2005.
The original total known mass was 1365g: we have
a good number of slices measuring around 20mm |
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Tatahouine is a diogenite from the asteroid
Vesta. This rare meteorite fell on June 27, 1931
at 0130 hours, about 2 1/2 mi. NE of the village
of Foum Tatahouine, Tunisia, breaking into
thousands of small fragments. These
examples
have masses of around 1g.
A great way to acquire a piece of Vesta without
breaking the bank!
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Found
in March, 2013, NWA
7977 is
a
greenish diogenite, composed almost
entirely of orthopyroxene.
Some of our examples contain translucent
crystals that give them a pallasite-like
appearance!
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We have a good stock of the rarer achondrites,
including Winonaites, Ureilites, Lodranites,
Acapulcoites and Rumurutites. Ideal for collectors
putting together a 'type set'. |
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Similar
- and just as impressive - is
NWA 7831: it too is predominantly green,
but even more translucent!
Discovered in March, 2013 in Morocco, this
is a great way to add a large diogenite to
your collection: we have plenty of good-sized
samples.
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Howardites
are brecciated achondrites that
originated on the Asteroid Vesta. We have many
different examples, this being a fine 7.2g slice
of NWA 2696. |
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We
have a large inventory of carbonaceous
chondrites including CVs, CMs, CIs, and CKs.
As with
many carbonaceous space rocks,
eight of the twenty amino acids found in
terrestrial life have been identified in these
meteorite. Many biologists are convinced that
this is proof that life was 'seeded' on Earth
in this way!
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We have
just cut more slices of
the EL6/7 fossil meteorite NWA
2965
These reveal the relict chondrules
that prove conclusively that it is
an enstatite, rather than an aubrite!
Measuring a hefty 80mm x 50mm x 5mm,
these are a bargain at just:
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We
have many samples of the aubrite
Al Haggounia 001.
First found in 2005
North East of Laayoune, Western Sahara
this sample is shown around twice actual size.
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Perhaps
you might consider buying one of
our rare achondrite collections.
This contains
good-sized samples of all three HED types from
the asteroid Vesta, a Lunaite, a Martian meteorite,
an Angrite that some researchers feel may have
originated on Mercury, an Aubrite, an Acapulcoite
and, finally, a Ureilite! Phenomenal value: even
if you could find examples of all nine types, you
would have to pay around £30 each!
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