Breja, LL6
Breja is an odd fall that somehow escaped publication despite having a known find location, known fall date, and a fairly large …
NWA 7788, Pallasite
This pallasite weighs 271 grams. We have no plans to cut or analyze it, so it will probably remain provisional.
Northwest Africa 176, Ungrouped
Northwest Africa 176 is an unusual ungrouped ~iron meteorite that appears to be more closely related to carbonaceous chondrites than to most …
The irons of Ziz, IAB
Ziz, otherwise known as Northwest Africa 854, is a beautifully fresh iron meteorite from Algeria. It is chemically similar to Canyon Diablo, …
Tafrawet, IIIAB
I’ve been told that Tafrawet was a stunning 32 kilogram iron. The 3 kilogram end-cut pictured below certainly suggests as much. Thick …
Tata, IIIAB
Tata, otherwise known as NWA 1430, consisted of a single 113 kilogram iron meteorite that was, honestly, pretty ugly. It had been …
NWA 3202, IIAB
This hexahedrite isn’t too unusual, but it is pretty. And it’s fairly fresh; it has a partial heat-altered zone, contrary to the …
NWA 3204, IAB-sHL-anomalous
NWA 3204 is a pretty plessitic octahedrite with a fun shape; we initially thought that it might be a man-made artifact. Its …
NWA 3205, IAB-ungrouped
This iron turned out to be compositionally unusual, with a very high iridium content. The Meteoritical Bulletin says a bit more:
NWA 3206, IAB-sLH
This 176 gram disk-shaped iron is chemically a little odd and is structurally unique. It has a great microscopic pattern, but there’s …
NWA 3208, IIIAB
This iron is a highly shocked IIIAB — so shocked that its Thomson structure is almost completely erased. But, while preparing the …
NWA 7787, Iron
This 203 gram iron meteorite is one of the freshest and most beautiful to come out of Northwest Africa. It is unclassified …
NWA 8154, Ungrouped Iron
This is an odd one, with 3-dimensional graphite sprays. The Meteoritical Bulletin writeup contains a plethora of information: Paired irons include NWA …
NWA 8156, IVA
This is a pretty one to escape the saw; it’s fairly fresh, oriented, and has a fine pattern. It has a well-defined …
NWA 5744, Lunar troctolite
This stone is one of many pairings to NWA 5744 & others. It is a granulitic, troctolitic breccia: -a “troctolite” is a …