NWA 14869 Diogenite melt breccia 2.86 g Diogenite Guelmim-Es Semara Region

Guelmim-Es Semara Region

Unlike ordinary meteorites

Their mineralogy and structure provide valuable insights into planetary differentiation and volcanic activity in the early solar system

This grayish rock is largely covered in fusion crust and displays a coarse-grained basaltic texture with recrystallized mesostasis

43 g | Stony-Iron Meteorite

NWA 14869 Diogenite melt breccia 2.86 g Diogenite Guelmim-Es Semara RegionNWA 14869 Diogenite melt breccia NWA 14869 is a fascinating HED achondrite belonging to the Diogenite melt breccia group. This rare meteorite was purchased in Talsint, Morocco, in January 2022 and classified by A. Greshake (MNB). The meteorite consists of many small light brownish fragments, some showing traces of fusion crust. Its texture reveals an achondritic melt breccia made up of zoned low Ca pyroxene crystals reaching up to 3 mm, with lesser