Official name: Jikharra 001 (Approved on August 6, 2022)
Classification: Achondritic fusion gap (AGD)
Discovery: 2022 Ajdabiya, Libya
Weight: 26 g / 0,057 lb
Measurements: 36 x 26 x 22 mm / 1,42" x 1,02" x 0,87"
Total mass (TKW): 2.5 T
Coordinates: 29°58'08.2'' N, 21°52'05.0'' E
History: Numerous fragments totaling at least 2.5 metric tons, and possibly more than 3 tons, were reportedly recovered in northeastern Libya. Fifty kilograms were later purchased by the primary possessor from a meteorite dealer in Libya.

Includes information card and 3D display box.

Link to The Meteoritical Society: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=77803

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What is a eucrite? 
Eucrites are achondritic meteorites, meaning they do not contain chondrules (the small spheres found in most meteorites). They are igneous rocks formed by the cooling of magma, making them key elements for studying differentiated planetary bodies.

Fusion gap: witness to a violent impact 
The brecciated texture of this meteorite reveals that it was fractured by a high-energy impact. During that event, part of the rock melted due to the extreme heat, creating a melt matrix that then rapidly solidified, trapping fragments within.

Mineralogy: plagioclase and pigeonite 
This type of eucrite contains plagioclase (a feldspar) and pigeonite (a pyroxene), two minerals typical of igneous rocks. Their presence confirms the meteorite's magmatic origin.

Origin: the asteroid Vesta 
Most eucrites, including Jikharra 001, are thought to have come from the asteroid Vesta, the second-largest object in the asteroid belt. The impact that created the rift would also have been responsible for ejecting this fragment into space, where it wandered for millions of years before reaching Earth.

Summary: Jikharra 001 is a unique piece of planetary history, an igneous rock formed on Vesta, transformed by a violent impact, and finally arriving on our planet as a meteorite.