Rare Meteorite Djoua 001 - AUBRITE, Achondrite, 93g, POSSIBLE PLANET MERCURY for Sale

Rare Meteorite Djoua 001 - AUBRITE, Achondrite, 93g, POSSIBLE PLANET MERCURY For Sale

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Rare Meteorite Djoua 001 - AUBRITE, Achondrite, 93g, POSSIBLE PLANET MERCURY:
$909.00

Djoua 001 is classified as an extremely rare meteorite type, called Aubrite. This stunningly gorgeous whole individual weighs 92.93 grams and has a nice shape. Exterior surfaces of the stones have black coatings in places which may be degraded fusion crust. Interiors are overall mottled beige and gray in color with sporadic small dark and rusty spots. Rare tiny grains of fresh metal are visible on polished pieces. Some large whitish grains (enstatite) are up to 1.5 cm across.This specific Aubrite has been Classified by Dr. Tony Irving.
Aubrites are a group of meteorites named for Aubres, a small achondrite meteorite that fell near Nyons, France, in 1836.A recent paper proposes that aubrites (a class of similar meteorites like this one), are samples of ancient Mercury, parts of its mantle that were blasted off in a massive collision, removing a third of its mass. Some of the material ended up in the asteroid belt, pushed by the intense solar winds or that epoch, forming the E-type asteroids. And like many other asteroids, various gravitational resonances with Jupiter eventually flung this material to Earth, a time capsule from the formative years of our solar system.Although no samples have been returned from Mercury, meteorites, such as aubrites, can be studied as mercurian analogues.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Name: Djoua 001. This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.Year found: 2021Country: Algeria
This is 1 of 79 approved meteorites classified as Aubrite.
Weight: 92.9 grams