NWA1951 Mesosiderite C Meteorites for Sale

Location: Northwest Africa, exact location unknown.

Found: 2003

Type: Mesosiderite-C

Description: Several stones totaling 17 kg of the same meteorite were purchased in Talsit in 2003 April and May. Classification and mineralogy (A. Jambon and O. Boudouma, UPVI): breccia consisting of orthopyroxene clasts (> 5 mm) and orthopyroxene-rich matrix with rare plagioclase. No lithic plagioclase or olivine clasts were observed. Metal is bimodal, mm-sized large blebs and small spots in matrix. Orthopyroxene, FeO/MnO = 30.4, En₆₈Fs₃₀Wo₂; plagioclase, An_89-92; low-Ni metal; troilite, Ca-phosphate, silica. Mineral modes: metal, 25 vol%, troilite, 5 vol%, plagioclase, ~3 vol%, orthopyroxene, 63.3 vol%. A mesosiderite tentatively assigned to class C as NWA 1827. Pairing of the two was suggested by T. Bunch although NWA 1827 does contain plagioclase clasts.

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.


# NWA1951-5-41	# NWA1951-8-3	# NWA1951-8-9	# NWA1951-9-4	About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime.
Weight: 5.4 gm	Weight: 8.3 gm	Weight: 8.9 gm	Weight: 9.4 gm
Features: Part slice.	Features: Part slice.	Features: End.	Features: Part slice.
$140	$213	$228	$240


# NWA1951-10-3	# NWA1951-10-7
Weight: 10.3 gm	Weight: 10.7 gm
Features: Part slice.	Features: Part slice.
$263	$273