20937 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 2.2g ORIENTED Myliobatis Osteichthyes - Salmoniformes - Enchodontidae
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Description
Osteichthyes - Salmoniformes - Enchodontidae
Impressive natural association with one specimen of the genus Acanthopyge and other specimen of the genus Phacops
Top quality
It is a real miniature beauty
Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator
20937 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 2.2g ORIENTED Myliobatis Osteichthyes - Salmoniformes - EnchodontidaeBasic 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)