08909 - Fragment 1.279 g NWA Monomict Eucrite Achondrite with Fresh Fusion Crust Meteorite Dactylocephalus it may represent a new
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
it may represent a new mosasaurid taxon
Most of the spines have been restored
Specimens tend to lighten in color over time due to weathering of the specimen surface into malachite
FeO/MnO = 44)
PaleoDB taxon number: 167187
08909 - Fragment 1.279 g NWA Monomict Eucrite Achondrite with Fresh Fusion Crust Meteorite Dactylocephalus it may represent a newBeautiful fragment of this Eucrite monomict achondrite with nice fresh dark fusion crust. Eucrites are achondritic stony meteorites, many of which originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta and as such are part of the HED (Howardite, Eucrite, Diogenite) meteorite clan. They are the most common achondrite group with well over 100 distinct finds at present. The authenticity of this specimen is guaranteed by the geologist Juan Avils Poblador,