On Offer: 33.11g R3 Rumuruti Chondrite meteorite complete slice - NWA 13758

Description: 33.11 gram R3 Rumuruti slice of the R type chondrite NWA 13758 meteorite. This slice is polished on one side.

Official Name: NWA 13758

Classification: Rumuruti Type (R) - R3

Country: Algeria

Year found: 2017

General Information: The R chondrite, as it is most commonly referred to, is one of the 5 known classes of chondritic meteorites: Ordinary, Carbonaceous, Enstatite (E), Rumuruti (R), and Kakangari (K). The R chondrite is the most oxidized of all the chondrites, and is the rarest of the chondrite classes with the exception for the K chondrite.

What You Get: 33.11 gram R3 Rumuruti chondrite NWA13758 specimen as shown, signed certificate of authenticity.

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Northwest Africa 13758

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 13758
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 13758
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Algeria
Mass: 100 kg

Classification
history:

Recommended:

R3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 46 approved meteorites classified as R3. [show all]
Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 8 Apr 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

Northwest Africa 13758 (NWA 13758)

Adrar, Algeria

Purchased: 2017

Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3)

History: A large group of identically appearing stones, found together, was purchased by a Saharan dealer from a nomad in Algeria and was subsequently acquired by Mark Lyon and Dustin Dickens. The original find was reportedly in the Tanezrouft Plateau, with the nearest town being Reggane, Algeria.

Physical characteristics: Approximately 500 pieces ranging in mass from <1 kg to >5 kg, with a total known weight of approximately 100 kg. Dark brown sandblasted exterior. Saw cut reveals a breccia with fragments up to ~2 cm set in a fine-grained matrix. Abundant distinct chondrules are visible throughout. Two main lithologic domains exist within this meteorite, one has a gray, unstained matrix, and the second has a brownish-orange-stained matrix.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Chondrite with mean apparent chondrule size 350±240 µm (n=21) set in abundant matrix (~35 vol%). Electron microprobe analyses were performed separately on the two main lithologic domains. Domain "A" has compositionally unequilibrated olivine and pyroxene both in chondrules as well as single mineral fragments in the matrix. Very small grains of albitic plagioclase are present. Chromite, pentlandite, and troilite are ubiquitous. No metal or oxidized iron was detected. Domain "B" has compositionally unequilibrated olivine and pyroxene both in chondrules as well as single mineral fragments in the matrix. Domain "B" appears to have slightly more chondrules than domain "A". Very small grains of albitic plagioclase were present. Ti-rich chromite, pentlandite, and Ni-bearing troilite are ubiquitous. No metal or oxidized iron was detected.

Geochemistry: (C. Agee, UNM) Domain "A": olivine Fa_36.6±8.4, CV=23%, Fe/Mn=83±15, n=12; low-Ca pyroxene Fs_21.4±6.8Wo_0.9±0.5, Fe/Mn=39±19, n=4; augite Fs_8.8±0.7Wo_46.0±0.2, Fe/Mn=43±4, n=2; plagioclase An_8.8±0.6Ab_86.5±0.2Or_4.7±0.7, n=3. Domain "B": olivine Fa_38.7±5.8, CV=15%, Fe/Mn=87±10, n=12; low-Ca pyroxene Fs_10.0±7.7Wo_2.0±1.8, Fe/Mn=15±7, n=4; augite Fs_11.4±0.9Wo_44.8±1.3, Fe/Mn=51±11, n=2; plagioclase An_9.2±0.9Ab_85.9±1.6Or_4.9±0.8, n=3.

Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3). Domain "A" is approximately R3.7 and domain "B" is approximately R3.9, based on olivine coefficient of variation (CV) after .

Specimens: 1127.72 g complete stone, and a 57.69 g full slice from a different complete stone, are on deposit at UNM. Mark Lyon holds the main mass including a total of 14 pieces weighing 19.84 kg, Dustin Dickens holds ~60 kg of medium to small stones.

Bibliography:

Bischoff, A. (2000) Mineralogical characterization of primitive, type-3 lithologies in Rumuruti chondrites. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 35 699-706 (link)

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
  Line 0:

State/Prov/County:	Adrar
Origin or pseudonym:	Tanezrouft
Place of purchase:	Algeria
Date:	P 2017
Mass (g):	100000
Pieces:	500
Class:	R3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	36.6±8.4, 38.7±5.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.4±6.8, 10.0±7.7
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.9±0.5, 2.0±1.8
Classifier:	C. Agee, UNM
Type spec mass (g):	1185.41
Type spec location:	UNM
Main mass:	Mark Lyon
Comments:	Submitted by C. Agee

Institutions
and collections

UNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015)