NWA 4587 Meteorite Thin Section
The NWA 4587 meteorite makes a colorful polarized thin section. The unique intergranular recrystallized plagioclase texture gives it a spectacular appearance. This is the second example of this meteorite — see here for the first.
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NWA 10203 Meteorite Thin Section
This thin section of NWA 10203 shows a wide range of fascinating features. As described on the Meteoritical Bulletin, this lunar breccia contains four lithologies:
1. Unbrecciated olivine gabbro with zoned clinopyroxene.
2. Fragmental anorthositic gabbro breccia.
3. Fragmental gabbroic breccia with approximately equal proportions of plagioclase, pyroxene and olivine.
4. Shock melt veins and pools.
There appears to be a least two of these lithologies in this specimen.
More information on the meteorite and its pairings: Northwest Africa 10149 clan.
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NWA 8716 “Jrifiya” Meteorite Thin Section
Northwest Africa 8716, a.k.a. Jrifiya, is a brownish-yellow colored shergottite. In cross polarized light, the same brownish-yellow hue prevails and there are numerous phenocrysts which display beautiful zoning patterns.
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