21420 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 1.9g ORIENTED Mosasaurus hoffmanni Zhang & Briggs 2007

Zhang & Briggs 2007

Its enamel has a great range of colors

• Carboniferous of Canada (6: New Brunswick

• Silurian to Devonian of China

Geochemistry: low-Ca pyroxene: Fs25

21420 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 1.9g ORIENTED Mosasaurus hoffmanni Zhang & Briggs 2007Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 859 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 859 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: help 75. 3 kg Classification Recommended: Iron, ungrouped This is 1 of 124 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. Origin or pseudonym: Taza, Morocco Date: 2001 Mass (g): 75. 3 kg Pieces: several Class: Iron ung. Classifier: J. Wasson (UCLA)