Diogenite Meteorites Asteroid 4 Vesta Specimen NMW 7831 Western Sahara Display Spine remnants from the earliest days

remnants from the earliest days of the solar system

Surface may display fine ribbing or ornamentation useful for identification

they met their end in the dramatic Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event

a Quartz family mineral

This classification places diogenites within a framework that helps scientists trace the early history of the solar system

Diogenite Meteorites Asteroid 4 Vesta Specimen NMW 7831 Western Sahara Display Spine remnants from the earliest daysLocation: Western Sahara Weight: 0. 4 Ounces (Display) Dimensions: 2. 3 Inches Long, 1. 5 Inches Wide, 0. 6 Inches Thick (Display) Comes with a Free Display Case. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Diogenite is a type of meteorite classified within the group of achondrites, which are stony meteorites that have undergone differentiation and crystallization processes similar to those that occur in planetary bodies. Specifically, diogenites