Dhofar 979

Achondrite, Ureilite (AURE)

I found this wonderful meteorite in Oman Jan 8,2004. It was my first achondrite find! Below is the exact classification data from the Meteoritical Bulletin.

A completely fresh, crusted stone of 1063 g was found by Michael Farmer in the Dhofar region of Oman on January 8, 2004. Description and classification (T. Bunch and J, Wittke, NAU): medium-grained typical ureilite with abundant very fine-grained, wormy graphite at grain boundaries and included within olivine and pigeonite. Olivine cores, Fa16.5, FeO/MnO = 36 and rims, Fa15.8; pyroxene, Fs14.9Wo5.0. Very little metal and terrestrial Fe-oxides are present. Shock level, S1 and lightly weathered. Specimens: type sample, 44.7 g, NAU: main mass, Farmer.

These slices are only lightly polished, as full polishing makes the unique crystal structure hard to see.
All pieces of this meteorite will include a photo of the specimen in the ground in Oman as seen below.

      

Dhofar 979 1: 9.98 gram complete slice. $500.00	Dhofar 979 2: 7.40 gram endcut. $370.00
Dhofar 979 3: 4.54 gram partslice. $227.00	Dhofar 979 4: 3.52 gram partslice. $176.00
Dhofar 979 5: 3.25 gram partslice. $163.00	Dhofar 979 6: 2.35 gram partslice. $118.00