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NWA 16536 (1.43 gram)

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[ Meteoritical Bulletin Database ]

 

Classification: Achondrite Angrite W-low /S-moderate
Place/Time: 2023 in Algeria
Mass: 170g

History: The meteorite was purchased from a dealer in Algeria.

Physical characteristics: Many brownish fragments with some fusion crust.

Petrography: Protogranular aggregate predominantly composed of typically 150 to 200 µm sized calcic olivine, Al-Ti-augite, pleonaste spinel, and less abundant almost pure anorthite. Some cluster of more coarse-grained up to 500 µm sized minerals are present. Triple junctions between adjoning phases are frequently encountered. Minor phases include troilite and kamacite.

Specimens: Mario Suppes holds 115 g and and Polandmet – Marcin Cimala holds 55 g.

NOTE: I belive it is just Rafsa 004 Plutonic angrite