Taza (NWA 859)

Taza (officially known as NWA 859) was found in Morocco in during 2000. It is an Iron meteorite classified as an Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite. Plessite is not a mineral as such but rather a fine grained mixture of Kamacite and Taenite. Taza has a relatively high Nickel content of 16.3% and displays an interesting pattern when cut and etched. There is a Total Known Weight of around 130kg with pieces ranging from less than a gram to the Main Mass of ~75kg. Many pieces in this find are oriented as you can see from some of the photos below.

Taza / NWA 859 (Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite) - 128.1g Oriented Individual.

Taza / NWA 859 (Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite) - 128.1g Oriented Individual.

Taza / NWA 859 (Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite) - 22g Sheared Individual.

Taza (NWA 859) - 9.80g Oriented Bullet Individual

Taza (NWA 859) - 3.4g Individual

Taza (NWA 859) - 1.87g Sculptured Individual

Taza (NWA 859) - 2.84g Double Oriented Individual (Trailing Side)

Taza (NWA 859) - 2.84g Double Oriented Individual (Leading Side)

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