Name: NWA 17633
Classification: Eucrite
Weight: 15.91g
Description: Meteorite half stone with a polished face and wind worn, partially crusted back
Provenance: I am the main mass holder so you have perfect provenance.
Process: Cut and polished using distilled water.
Collector's Notes: This is an unbrecciated achondrite showing a gabbroic texture. The find is comprised of many stones, some of which are fully wind worn but most have some nice crust left. This is a nice example of the find. It has a beautiful contrasting face and a lightly wind worn, crusted back with some fragmented edges. Very nice aesthetic on this piece.
Class information: Eucrites are achondritic stony meteorites belonging to the HED (Howardite Eucrite Diogenite) clan that we can say with high confidence originated from asteroid 4 Vesta. They consist predominantly of calcium-poor pyroxene, pigeonite, and calcium-rich plagioclase, representing the basaltic crust. Non-cumulate eucrites often occur as regolith breccias formed near the surface, while the rarer cumulate types crystallized in deeper magma chambers. A further subdivision among the breccias are monomict (comprised of a single lithology) or polymict (assemblage of multiple lithologies). As the most common achondrite group, eucrites preserve direct records of igneous differentiation and magmatic processes on a differentiated asteroid, making them important for reconstructing early Solar System's evolution.
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