NWA 2624 (Ureilite) - 2.1g Slice with Pyroxene Megacrysts
                
                The meteorite, NWA 2624 was a 241g single 
                stone found in two joining halves in North West Africa and 
                purchased in Erfoud, Morocco during 2004. This meteorite has 
                been classified as a rare Ureilite with a Shock Rating of S2 and 
                is also a very fresh specimen with a Weathering Level of just 
                W0/1. There were rumours of "Stony Pallasites" being found in 
                North West Africa over the past year or two and then NWA 2624 
                came onto the international market at the beginning of 2005 
                bringing those tales to fruition. It was initially thought that 
                these large crystals in the matrix were olivine but they have 
                actually been described as "Pyroxene Megacrysts". In just a few 
                of the thinner slices with larger Megacrysts, light is easily 
                able to pass through giving them a brilliant orange/yellow/green 
                colour. This specimen is a 2.10g Complete Slice and is part of the 
                Meteorites Australia Collection (MA.05.0001).
                
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                NWA 2624 (Ureilite) - 2.10g Complete Slice. (MA.05.0001)
                
                
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                NWA 2624 (Ureilite) - 2.10g Complete Slice. (MA.05.0001)
                
                
                
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                NWA 2624 (Ureilite) - Close-Up (10x) of Pyroxene Megacryst. (MA.05.0001)
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