08903 - Fragment 1.541 g NWA Monomict Eucrite Achondrite with Fresh Fusion Crust Meteorite Cyphaspides C (cryptocrystaline and RP (radial
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
C (cryptocrystaline and RP (radial pyroxene)
Also commonly present are rare earth metals including cerium and yttrium
Augite: Fs23
Canada (1: Prince Edward Island)
2% melt pockets with silica
08903 - Fragment 1.541 g NWA Monomict Eucrite Achondrite with Fresh Fusion Crust Meteorite Cyphaspides C (cryptocrystaline and RP (radialBeautiful fragment of this Eucrite monomict achondrite with nice fresh dark fusion crust. Eucrites are achondritic stony meteorites, many of which originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta and as such are part of the HED (Howardite, Eucrite, Diogenite) meteorite clan. They are the most common achondrite group with well over 100 distinct finds at present. The authenticity of this specimen is guaranteed by the geologist Juan Avils Poblador,