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1 cm scale cube
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SR0140: Tatahouine
Meteorite Classification: Diogenite
Weight: 2.8 grams
Description: Partial Slice
Maximum Dimensions: 25mm x 13mm x 5mm
Discovery Location: Tunisia (1931)
Published in: NHM Catalogue of Meteorites
Price: $55
Tatahouine is thought to be a sample of mantle material from the asteroid 4 Vesta. However, it is not a typical Diogenite. The huge pyroxene crystals seen in this particular achondrite illustrate the characteristic Diogenite mineralogy, but Tatahouine is the only Diogenite known that is not brecciated. No samples of Tatahouine exhibiting fusion crust have been reported.
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