Pallasite Meteorite, NWA 16774. No reserve price. - 4.15 g

orthwest Africa 16774 (NWA 16774) Algeria Purchased: 2024 Classification: Pallasite History: Found in the desert of M’Sila province, Algeria in 2022. Some pieces totaling 3.1 kg were purchased by Matthew Stream from an Algerian dealer in 2024, and other pieces were acquired by Mohamed Ali Loud. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS, and J. Boesenberg, BrownU) Aggregate composed of rounded and fractured olivine grains (mostly 200-800 µm in size but several up to 8 mm) and FeNi metal (extensively altered to Fe oxides) with accessory schreibersite and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa11.7-12.2, FeO/MnO 35-47 (N = 11). Classification: Pallasite. Shock stage: Low Weathering grade: High Classifier: A. Irving, UWS, and J. Boesenberg, BrownU This lot will comes with certificate of authenticity, Thanks for your interest.

Estimate:£1.69

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