NWA 11446 IIAB Hexahedrite Iron Meteorite Meteorites for Sale

Location: Northwest Africa, exact location unknown.

Found: ~2015

Classification: IIAB Hexahedrite Iron

Description: Petrography: Iron is a hexahedrite. It contains three round FeS nodules in an area of ~150 cm². Fragmental schreibersites 0.2 to 1 mm long are in rough arrays. There is discoloration indicating some reheating in the event that fragmented the schreibersites. In regions not discolored there are many tiny rhabdites 0.2 to 0.1 mm in length. Weathering is minor. but no reheated zone was recognized. Geochemistry: Composition: Co, 4.50 mg/g; Ni, 56.1 mg/g; Ga, 58.0 μg/g; Ge, ~153 μg/g; As, 4.16 μg/g; W, 3.12 μg/g; Ir 11.4 μg/g; Au, 0.548 μg/g. Classification: Meteorite is a IIAB iron, towards the upper end of the Ir range. Based on its composition, it is paired with NWA 3202. Classification by John Wasson, UCLA.

Note: All of the samples shown below show rhabdites and Neumann lines on both a fine macroscopic and hand lens scale. Many of the pieces also show a distinct reheating zone that was noted, but not observed in the studied sample.

Link tothe Meteoritical Bulletin Database.


# NWA11446-16-0	# NWA11446-18-5	# NWA11446-19-1	# NWA11446-19-6	About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime.
Weight: 16.0 gm	Weight: 18.5 gm	Weight: 19.1 gm	Weight: 19.6 gm
Features: Part Slice	Features: Part Slice	Features: Part slice	Features: Part slice
Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold


# NWA11446-21-1	# NWA11446-21-9	# NWA11446-23-7	# NWA11446-25-4	# NWA11446-36-6
Weight: 21.1 gm	Weight: 21.9 gm	Weight: 23.7 gm	Weight: 25.4 gm	Weight: 36.6 gm
Features: Part Slice	Features: Part Slice	Features: Part Slice	Features: Part Slice	Features: Part Slice
Price: sold	Price: $93	Price: sold	Price: sold	Price: sold


# NWA11446-54-9	# NWA11446-148-3
Weight: 54.9 gm	Weight: 148.3 gm
Features: Part Slice	Features: Part Slice
Price: sold	Price: $598