Natural History - Brachinite NWA 3151 Meteorite Slice

FOUND 2005 A.D.

4 x 4 in. (13 grams, 64 mm (78.9 grams total, 10 x 10 cm including case)).

A cut slice of brachinite, recorded as: Northwest Africa 3151; displayed in a Swiss membrane box with an inked 'NWA 3151' to one side. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Sahara, N.W. Africa.
Ex Hupé collection, U.S.A.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.

Footnotes

The total known weight of the meteorite is 1500 grams in a single oriented stone with a translucent honey brown crust, and it measured 115 mm x 130 mm x 85 mm prior to cutting.

CONDITION

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