08921 -Top Rare NWA IMB Impact Melt Breccia Chondrite Meteorite Polished Section 100.1 g Apatite Peabody Museum of Natural History

Peabody Museum of Natural History

the main corrosion product is antlerite

It is a special piece because this black color of phosphates is not typical

to pieces with a matte appearance

08921 -Top Rare NWA IMB Impact Melt Breccia Chondrite Meteorite Polished Section 100.1 g Apatite Peabody Museum of Natural HistoryBeautiful example of a huge polished 120. 4 g section of this rare type of Chondrite Impact Melt Breccia. The authenticity of this specimen is guaranteed by the geologist Juan Avils Poblador, member of International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA 5681). Impact melt breccias are the result of a major shock between asteroids and parent bodies. They can be of a chondritic or an achondritic source, they range from simple shock veins up to complete