20951 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 1.2g ORIENTED Platecarpus ptychodon In the same matrix you
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
In the same matrix you can see an associated shark tooth
Lavocat 1954
This tooth was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication
It comes from the Paleocene materials of the Ouled Abdoun Basin
Dixon 1850 (ray-finned fish)
20951 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 1.2g ORIENTED Platecarpus ptychodon In the same matrix youBasic 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)