Description: Northwest Africa 11303 Name: Northwest Africa 11303 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11303 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 6 kg Meteoritical Bulletin: (2018) Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). Approved 24 Feb 2018 Northwest Africa 11303 (NWA 11303)(Northwest Africa)Purchased: 2017 MarClassification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)History: Material excavated from a site near Tindouf, Algeria, was purchased by Dustin Dickens in March 2017 from a Mauritanian dealer. The coordinates of the site are unknown.Physical characteristics: Many small fragments coated by pale reddish-brown terrestrial weathering products. The fresh interiors of the largest fragments exhibit white to beige clasts in a dark gray, fine-grained matrix.Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Breccia composed of angular mineral grains of anorthite, olivine, orthopyroxene, exsolved pigeonite, ferroan pigeonite, augite, ilmenite, Ti-chromite and fayalite in a partly vesicular matrix containing minor kamacite and barite.Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa26.7-47.2, FeO/MnO = 75-81, N = 2), orthopyroxene (Fs24.1Wo3.6, FeO/MnO = 67), orthopyroxene host (Fs47.1Wo3.3, FeO/MnO = 68), ferroan pigeonite (Fs52.4Wo18.8, FeO/MnO = 67), augite (Fs8.0Wo44.3, FeO/MnO = 35), plagioclase (An96.7-97.4Or0.2-0.1, N = 2).Classification: Lunar (feldspathic regolith breccia).Specimens: 20.0 g including one polished endcut at UWB; remainder with Mr. D. Dickens. Place of purchase:MauritaniaDate:P 2017 MarMass (g):6000Pieces:severalClass:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Shock stage:lowWeathering grade:low 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. Please only pay in one payment when you are all done. Postage is $6.49 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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