NWA 16397 acapulcoite. 6g

Found in Western Sahara in 2022, this slice comes from the only mass found of this rare classification. Acapulcoites are named after the meteorite that fell in Acapulco, Mexico in 1913. They are primitive achondrites, a group whose chemical composition is similar to the composition of chondrites, but their texture is igneous, indicative of melting processes.