NWA 4664
Diogenite (Polymict-breccia)
This
is one of the rarest and most beautiful Diogenites that I have ever seen.
Many fragments totaling ~6 kilograms and without fusion crust were found
in Algeria/Morocco in 2006. It is a very hard meteorite, glassy,
with large angular fragments of a light yellow-green color. Everyone who
saw this meteorite when it first came out of Africa thought that it was
a new Lunar meteorite. We were all surprised when it turned out to be an
HED, but not disappointed. It is a must for ANY meteorite collection,
since it is so unique and beautiful. ALL of these pieces are polished to
a high finish and as you can see, all exhibit the beautiful matrix.
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