NWA 753 Rumuruti Chondrite Meteorites for Sale
Location: Northwest Africa. Purchased in Rissani, Morocco.
Found: 2000.
Type: Rumuruti Chondrite (R3.9)
Description: 12 kg of this meteorite in many pieces was purchased in Rissani in 2001 January. It was probably found in the Kem Kem region. Classification and mineralogy (A. Sokol and A. Bischoff, Mün): the sample appears to be unbrecciated in tin section: olivine, Fa38.6±3.2 (range Fa20-41, n=36); Ca-poor pyroxene, Fs20.3±4.0(range Fs8-30, n=24); Ca-pyroxene, Fs9.1±0.5 Wo47.6±1.8; plagioclase, An11.4±1.7; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W2, making it one of the freshest R chondrites besides Rumuruti; sulfides are well preserved.
Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
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| # NWA753-1-3 | #NWA753-1-61 | #NWA753-1-62 | # NWA753-1-7 | 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: 1.3 gm | Weight: 1.6 gm | Weight: 1.6 gm | Weight: 1.7gm | |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice. | |
| $52 | sold | $64 | Price: $68 |
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| # NWA753-2-0 | # NWA753-2-01 | #NWA753-2-1 | #NWA753-2-41 | # NWA753-2-42 |
| Weight: 2.0 gm | Weight: 2.0 gm | Weight: 2.1 gm | Weight: 2.4 gm | Weight: 2.4gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: End |
| $80 | $80 | $84 | $96 | Price: $96 |
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| # NWA753-2-6 | # NWA753-2-61 | #NWA753-2-7 | #NWA753-2-81 |
| Weight: 2.6 gm | Weight: 2.6gm | Weight: 2.7 gm | Weight: 2.8 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| $104 | $104 | $108 | $112 |
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