[meteorite-list] AD-Affordable Troctolitic lunar meteorite

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:00:11 -1000
Message-ID: <03D9FA2F-8C4F-4DB4-8996-B164F864C549_at_mac.com>

Aloha Meteorite lovers,

The Big Kahuna has slices of a troctolitic granulitic lunar meteorite NWA 8687, which was acquired out of Morocco in 2014. Several smooth, sandblasted light green-tan stones with no fusion crust, were acquired out of Morocco. The stones? cut and polished surface reveals a fine-grained, pale green interior with fine shock melt veining. Microprobe examination of a ~30 ? 15 mm, polished, saw-cut surface of the deposit sample, shows a monomict breccia with approximately 70% plagioclase, 25% olivine, 3% orthopyroxene. Primarily fine grained plagioclase, olivine, and orthopyroxene 5-50 ?m, scattered larger plagioclase and olivine 200-500 ?m, some poikioblastic plagioclase with fine-grained olivines and pyroxenes. Shock melt veins are found throughout. Scatterered Ti-chromite grains up to 100 ?m, other accessory phases include FeNi-metal, troilite, ilmenite, and apatite. Minor pigeonite and augite present. This meteorite is very competitively priced, comes in a quality labeled display box for protection and years o
f viewing pleasure, and a Big Kahuna Meteorites Certificate of Authenticity.

A wide selection of specimens is currently published online for your consideration:

http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/NWA8687.html

** and BK?s regularly scheduled eBay auctions end tomorrow Sat, March 28 **
    http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html

Mahalo and enjoy a wonderful weekend!

Gary Fujihara
Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc.
PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 640-9161
http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/
http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html
Received on Fri 27 Mar 2015 09:00:11 PM PDT