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NWA 4590 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 4590 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 4590 Meteorite Thin Section

Classified as an angrite, NWA 4590 provides a unique sample from the parent body. Analysis of its textural and mineralogical features shows it to be “sub-volcanic”; rather than the more common plutonic or basaltic angrite. Detailed information can be found at Meteorite Studies.

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