Description

Key Details

• Classification: Achondrite (Angrite).

• Weight: 6.3 g.

• Find location: Algeria (Tindouf).

• Reference: Meteoritical Bulletin Database (LPI) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=81288

This 6.3-gram specimen is a sample of Rafsa 007, a plutonic Angrite. Scientifically, this class represents some of the oldest igneous material in the solar system, dating back to approximately 4.56 billion years. The specimen is characterized by a refractory composition strongly depleted in volatile elements, consisting of a crystallized assemblage of calcium-rich olivine and pyroxenes formed during the earliest stages of planetary differentiation.