08962 - Fragment 0.385 g NWA Unclassified Diogenite Achondrite Meteorite Rebbachisaurus Walliserops
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Walliserops
Arambourg 1943 (ray-finned fish)
75 and XOr = 0
carbonate (36)
This vertebra has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency
08962 - Fragment 0.385 g NWA Unclassified Diogenite Achondrite Meteorite Rebbachisaurus WalliseropsBeautiful fragment of this Diogenite achondrite meteorite. Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites. Diogenites are currently believed to originate from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta, and as such are part of the HED meteorite clan. There are about 40 distinct members known. Diogenites are composed of igneous rocks of plutonic origin, having solidified slowly enough deep within Vesta's