Description: The NWA 8687 meteorite is a Lunar Troctolite found as five pieces in Algeria 2014. A total of 563 grams was found. The meteorite is light green-tan. The interior of NWA 8687 is a pale green with fine shock veining throughout. Troctolite rocks like that of NWA 8687 are coarse-grained intrusive igneous rocks composed of almost entirely olivine and feldspar. Troctolites are almost totally missing pyroxene which is the case with this meteorite which has just 3% orthopyroxene. NWA 8687 Lunar Troctolite has a low weathering grade and is highly shocked it may be a monomictic breccia and is composed of fine-grained plagioclase, olivine. This is a remarkable meteorite of a rare type and there is not much of it. All of our Meteorites are 100% Genuine Specimens & come with a Certificate of Authenticity Specimen: Lunar NWA 8687 (2014) Location: Meteorite Scale cube=1cm: Full sizing please see photo ACTUAL AS SEEN: The image shows the EXACT specimen you will receive. The specimen has been carefully hand selected and photographed. Measurements are as accurate as possible, though be aware measuring precise dimensions can be difficult from irregular shaped items. Whilst we portray colours as close to life-like as we can, colours will vary if taken in sunlight, indoors, from monitor to monitor and device to device. Once this specimen is sold, we will update this listing with new similar selected item, with a new photo and dimensions.
Price: 108 GBP
Location: GB
End Time: 2024-09-11T17:33:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 26.03 GBP
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