22271- Top Rare NWA 10023 Anomalous Plessitic Pallasite Meteorite PMG-an 1.886 g Echinoderms Phytoptus antiquus
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Phytoptus antiquus
6 Pieces: 1 Class: CR2 Shock stage: low Weathering grade: moderate Fayalite (mol%): 9
It has tiny restorations made on its shell during its meticulous and long preparation
Kennacryphaeus
Precious association of 2 teeth in matrix of Cretolamna maroccana (Mackerel Shark) and Enchodus sp from the phosphate deposits of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco)
22271- Top Rare NWA 10023 Anomalous Plessitic Pallasite Meteorite PMG-an 1.886 g Echinoderms Phytoptus antiquusBeautiful example of 1. 886 g of this rare Pallasite found on the border between Algeria and Morocco. This type of Pallasites in the Northwest of Africa are very rare and the NWA 10023 is one of the few officially classified. Is the ONLY PLESSITIC PALLASITE. The authenticity of this specimen is guaranteed by the geologist Juan Avils Poblador, member of International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA 5681). Meteoritical Bulletin Database Northwest