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NWA 1943This Howardite is so fresh and full of different meteorite clasts that it is virtually a meteorite collection in each slice! It was found in 2001 in Morocco and was a single complete stone that weighed 1,220 grams. Here is the exact data submitted to the Nomenclature Committee. "NWA 1943; a 1220 gram complete stone was purchased in Erfoud in April 2002. :mostly fine-grained with rare, large clasts of fine-grained eucrite breccias. Clast moded: diogenites, 44 vol. %; basaltic eucrites, 17%; cumulate eucrites, 13%; basaltic breccias, 6%; and shocked clasts, 20%. Diogenite pyroxenes, Chromite, and metal Ni=5.2. Specimen is remarkably fresh with shiny crust and no oxidation around metal grains." This is a perfect meteorite to fill out any type collection and great fur any museum display to show what a Howardite is. |
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