21415 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 3.7g ORIENTED Study 121g of this RARE type
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Description
121g of this RARE type of MARTIAN Shergottite METEORITE
• Devonian of Belgium
Not restored or glued
Subtaxa: Micraster (Gibbaster)
The scanning electron microscopy in backscattered electron mode (BSE) images highlight the abundance of augite in the matrix
21415 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 3.7g ORIENTED Study 121g of this RARE typeBasic 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)