NWA 4386 & 4397 eucrites

Last update: 05/09/05

On this web page, I am offering some selected and rare meteorites from NWA for sale at reasonable prices. Payments in several steps are possible for known customers or well known collectors. Please, email me for more photos or questions. stefan@meteoriten.com

Unusual eucrite breccia.

NWA 4396 is a very unusual and interesting polymict eucrite with a very high content in iron. I have not seen an eucrite with such a high iron content yet, the iron content is about comparable with a L-chondrite. The matrix is very wild composed of clasts embedded in a fine grained goundmass, also partly extremely metal poor clasts can be observed. NWA 4396 is certaily a very unusual and beautiful achondrite but I will offer some pieces here at a very collector firendly and reasonable price at $12 /gm. Ordinarily you get for this price only material of usual eucrites with a high Tkw. This meteorite is highly recommended, not only for the achondrite collectors. For collectors of unsusual meteorites is NWA 4396 a first choice.

Very very high iron content in NWA 4396. A neodymium
magnet sticks with small side to a slice of NWA 4396.

NWA 4396
Purchased 2006 in Morocco
Achondrite (polymict eucrite)

History: The meteorite was found by an anonymous finder in Northwest Africa and bought by the main mass holder in Midelt, Morocco. Physical characteristics: A single stone of 680 g was recovered. Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB). The meteorite is a polymict breccia consisting of coarse- and fine-grained basaltic and mineral clasts set into a fine-grained clastic groundmass. Mineral fragments are mostly large plagioclase and exsolved Ca-pyroxene. Minor phases include silica, ilmenite, and troilite. Geochemistry: Mineral composition as determined by EMP: plagioclase, An58.9-92.7; pyroxene, Fs26.8-59.3Wo2.4-42.6. Classification: Polymict eucrite, low degree of shock, moderate to high degree of weathering. Specimens: A total of 20 g plus one polished thin section are on deposit at MNB. Mr. Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany, holds the main mass.

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View 2, crusted back side

Polished end cut with crusted back side
(main mass) 53.20 gm
$ 638

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Large polished slice with
fusion crust 38.53 gm
$ 462

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Large polished slice with
fusion crust 37.51 gm
$ 450

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Large polished slice with
fusion crust 36.15 gm
$ 433

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Large polished slice with
fusion crust 35.34 gm
$ 424

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Large polished slice with
fusion crust 34.23 gm
$ 410

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Polished slice with fusion crust 32.21 gm
$ 386

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Polished slice with fusion crust 21.75 gm
$ 261

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Polished part slice with
fusion crust 20.71 gm
$ 248

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Polished slice with fusion crust 17.39 gm
$ 208

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Polished part slice with
fusion crust 17.11 gm
$ 205

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Polished part slice with
fusion crust 15.27 gm
$ 183

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Polished part slice with
fusion crust 14.73 gm
$ 176

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Polished part slice with
fusion crust 11.90 gm
$ 142

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Polished part slice with
fusion crust 11.08 gm
$ 132

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Shipping with registered airmail is $6.20 including jewel box.

Unusual eucrite breccia with
very high iron content.

NWA 4397 is another eucrite very rich in metal. However, this achondrite does not seem to be paired with the NWA 4396 (see above). The color of the matrix and the crust is different than NWA 4396, in addition, the metal content is clearly higher. It is definitively the eucrite richest in metal which I have ever seen. One can see a lot of small iron grains in the saw surfaces.

Only $14 /gm.

An unbelievably high iron content in NWA 4097.
A Neodyme magnet sticks without problems with the small side to this eucrite.

NWA 4397
Purchased 2006 in Morocco
Achondrite (polymict eucrite)

History: The meteorite was found by an anonymous finder in Northwest Africa and bought by the main mass holder in Midelt, Morocco. Physical characteristics: A single stone of 34 g was recovered. Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB). The meteorite consists of coarse- and fine-grained basaltic and mineral clasts embedded in a fine-grained clastic matrix. Mineral fragments are mostly plagioclase and exsolved Ca-pyroxene. Minor phases include silica, ilmenite, and troilite. Geochemistry: Mineral composition as determined by EMP: plagioclase, An68.1-92.7; pyroxene, Fs36.7-58.8Wo8-28. Classification: Polymict eucrite, low degree of shock, moderate to high degree of weathering. Specimens: A total of 6.8 g plus one polished thin section are on deposit at MNB. Mr. Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany, holds the main mass.

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Polished slice with fusion crust 4.48 gm $ 62 Sold	Polished slice with fusion crust 4.51 gm $ 63 Sold	Polished end cut with fusion crust (Main mass) 9.52 gm $ 133 Sold
	Polished slice with fusion crust 4.78 gm $ 66 Sold

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Ordering informations

Please notice that the shipping can be carried out only when the payment has been cleared (with the exception of well-known customers). Payment can be accepted by bank transfer, Western Union, Paypal, cash or similar payment possibilities. All above mentioned prices are plus the price for shipping. Payments in several steps are possible for well known customers. The items are carried out by the registered mail or parcel service, in the case of expensive pieces by insured package. If you are not completely satisfied with your specimen you have the possibility to return it in its own supplied conditions within 14 days for a full refund (without shippings costs).

Note: I send all pieces out on own my risk, if it is sent with registered mail. If the delivery is lost, you get the money back or get or a substitute. There are cheaper possibilities than registered mail but it always has proved to be a very safe variant in the past. Not a single of my many package has been lost till now.

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Meteorite Collection since 1989
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View 2, crusted back side Polished end cut with crusted back side (main mass) 53.20 gm $ 638 Sold	Large polished slice with fusion crust 38.53 gm $ 462 Email	Large polished slice with fusion crust 37.51 gm $ 450 Sold
Large polished slice with fusion crust 36.15 gm $ 433 Email	Large polished slice with fusion crust 35.34 gm $ 424 Email	Large polished slice with fusion crust 34.23 gm $ 410 Email
Polished slice with fusion crust 32.21 gm $ 386 Email	Polished slice with fusion crust 21.75 gm $ 261 Email	Polished part slice with fusion crust 20.71 gm $ 248 Email
Polished slice with fusion crust 17.39 gm $ 208 Email	Polished part slice with fusion crust 17.11 gm $ 205 Email	Polished part slice with fusion crust 15.27 gm $ 183 Email
Polished part slice with fusion crust 14.73 gm $ 176 Sold	Polished part slice with fusion crust 11.90 gm $ 142 Sold	Polished part slice with fusion crust 11.08 gm $ 132 Sold