NWA 978 Meteorite | 5.02 Grams | End Cut | Rare R3.8 Rumurutiite Selma Color: purple and pale green

Color: purple and pale green

Dimensions: 52x43x31 mm / 2x1

The lunaites of this group comprised of Dho 908 and Dho 911 are from a very old meteorite fall

So far approximately 30 T of this material have been recovered

NWA 978 Meteorite | 5.02 Grams | End Cut | Rare R3.8 Rumurutiite Selma Color: purple and pale greenThis is a nice end cut of the Northwest Africa 978 meteorite. This is another of the great and rare meteorites from the Sahara. It is classified as a Stone, Chondrite Rumurutiite, (R3. 8). This meteorite was found in 2001 in many fragments and small individuals, very fresh but sandblasted, for a low TKW of 722 grams. The Shock stage is registered at 3 and the Weathering grade at 2. It is one of the rarest meteorite types with only 9 Rumuruti 3. 8 type