Howardite  - DaG 779

 

One fragmented meteorite of TkW 18,8 kg was found 20th of November 1999 in the desert and is the largest known howardite find, listed, with shock (S2) , weathering (W1) and type classification, basic data and mineral analysis, plagioclase: An74.6-96.3, avg. An89.5 Or0.5.

It is a polymict breccia with fragmental matrix dominated by orthopyroxene, and with clasts of basaltic and cumulate eucrite, diogenite, anorthosite, porphyritic melt rock, and glassy fragments; orthopyroxene.


main mass
with finder
specimen: Freiburg, Min.-Petrogr. Inst.

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