NWA 515 Meteorite | 1.16 Gr | Fragment | L6 Chondrite | Morocco Big Rock Donga Name: Strontianite on Calcite Crystals

Name: Strontianite on Calcite Crystals

Origin: Mandronarivo

longevity is often associated with immortality and is considered a highly auspicious and desirable trait

This piece is a beautiful fragment that weighs 1

It is a beautiful crystal with well defined metallic tetrahedrite crystals and calcite on one side and less defined tetrahedrite with pyrite cubes on the other

NWA 515 Meteorite | 1.16 Gr | Fragment | L6 Chondrite | Morocco Big Rock Donga Name: Strontianite on Calcite CrystalsThis is a superb looking fragment of a Sahara Desert NWA 515 classified meteorite weighing 1. 16 grams. Its dimensions are 16x9x5 mm. This meteorite was found by Berber nomads in the deserts of Africa. Hundreds of small stones, more then 20 kilograms in total, was purchased November 8th, 2000 in M'Hamid, Morocco, Africa by a group of meteorite dealers and collectors. 247 grams was donated to UCLA were it was classified by A. Rubin as an L6 Chondrite