Description

Key Details

• Classification: Angrite (Plutonic).

• Type: Achondrite.

• Weight: 10.8 g.

• Find location: Algeria (Tindouf).

• Year found: 2023.

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

This 10.8 gram specimen is a well-balanced example of a Plutonic Angrite, dating back to the earliest stages of the solar system (approx. 4.56 billion years). Its size is ideal for examining the distinctive crystallization textures of calcium-rich minerals that define this achondrite group. A historically significant piece, offering collectors a manageable yet detailed sample of one of the oldest known igneous rocks.