NWA 14016 Meteorite End Cut Eucrite-melt breccia Northwest Africa...

NWA 14016 Meteorite End Cut Eucrite-melt breccia Northwest Africa Found: 2020 A visually incredible end cut, this Eucrite represents the HED ("Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite") Clan and is nearly 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds) in weight. Featuring a polished window display surface that resembles many lunar feldspathic breccias, the achondrite NWA 14016 is a melt breccia with a superb composition. Found in 2020, the relatively new find represented here contains an array of clasts with a whitish hue on a charcoal background. Such material with an organic-looking pattern likely came from asteroid 4 Vesta, the second largest body in the asteroid belt behind Ceres which holds the classification of a dwarf planet indicative of immense size. Several cavities are visible on the face measuring over 8 inches (20 cm) wide. Measurements: 8.11 x 5.39 x 1.83 inches (20.60 x 13.70 x 4.64 cm), weighs 1,294.4 grams HID09710052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved