08978 - Top Rare 2.110 g NWA Unclassified Ureilite Achondrite Meteorite Polished Section Knightia Reptilia Laurenti 1768

Reptilia Laurenti 1768

Very rare species

The total mass of meteorite pieces recovered from the bottom of Chebarkul lake was therefore ~640 kg

Bumastus indeterminatus

In: Revista Mexicana de Ciencas Geológicas Vol

08978 - Top Rare 2.110 g NWA Unclassified Ureilite Achondrite Meteorite Polished Section Knightia Reptilia Laurenti 1768Beautiful polished section of this rare NWA Ureilite achondrite meteorite. Ureilite is a rare type of stony meteorite that has a unique mineralogical composition very different from that of other stony meteorites. This dark grey or brownish meteorite type is named after the village Novy Urey, Mordovia Republic of Russia, where a meteorite of this type fell on 4 September 1886. Notable ureilites are the Novo Urei and the Goalpara, also named for the