00007 - Rare 4.0g Impact Melt Breccia IMB Polished Section Chondrite Meteorite Foulonia EREMIASAURUS

EREMIASAURUS

Top rare as type object

ASU Type spec mass (g): 48 Type spec location: ASU Main mass: Michael Farmer

Subtaxa: Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge)

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00007 - Rare 4.0g Impact Melt Breccia IMB Polished Section Chondrite Meteorite Foulonia EREMIASAURUSImpact melt breccias are the result of a major shock between asteroids and parent bodies. They can be of a chondritic or an achondritic source, they range from simple shock veins up to complete melting of the rock source (over 20 GPa). The authenticity of this specimen is guaranteed by the geologist Juan Avils Poblador, member of International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA 5681).