08977 - Top Rare 1.236 g NWA Unclassified Ureilite Achondrite Meteorite Polished Section Clupea catopygoptera Nileus armadillo (Dalman

Nileus armadillo (Dalman

Although agates may be found in various kinds of host rock

Danian-Thanetian)

low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs3

Broken fragments are rare

08977 - Top Rare 1.236 g NWA Unclassified Ureilite Achondrite Meteorite Polished Section Clupea catopygoptera Nileus armadillo (DalmanBeautiful polished section of this rare NWA Ureilite achondrite meteorite. Ureilite is a rare type of stony meteorite that has a unique mineralogical composition very different from that of other stony meteorites. This dark grey or brownish meteorite type is named after the village Novy Urey, Mordovia Republic of Russia, where a meteorite of this type fell on 4 September 1886. Notable ureilites are the Novo Urei and the Goalpara, also named for the