10514 - New Pallasite Meteorite "NWA 14208" (Provisional) 2.06g Calymene niagarensis 8mm / 1

8mm  /  1

fine-grained impact melt containing mineral and chondrule fragments

Polished saw cuts show angular

Beautiful example of this rare type of Carbonaceous Chondrite CV3

10514 - New Pallasite Meteorite "NWA 14208" (Provisional) 2.06g Calymene niagarensis 8mm / 1New pallasite classification. Beautiful morphology, relatively affected by desert sandblasting, leaving the olivines looking really pretty, this is a complete specimen with a nice shape. It has already been classified by the meteorite classifier PhD Daniel Sheikh (Portland State University, USA). The classification has already been submitted to the Meteoritical Bulletin Database, and is pending approval by the Nomenclature Committee. The provisional