.717 grams 13mm Amgala 001 Martian Meteorite Slice One Side Polished in Box Case For Sale

.717 grams 13mm Amgala 001 Martian Meteorite Slice One Side Polished in Box Case Description Our SKU: 15046384 Item Brand: Unbranded Item MPN: 46764 Name: Amgala 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.Observed fall: NoYear found: 2022Country: Western SaharaMass: 34.67 kgRecommended: Martian (shergottite) This is 1 of 295 approved meteorites classified as Martian (shergottite). Approved 30 Jul 2023Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°WSaguia el Hamra, Western SaharaPurchased: 2022 DecClassification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)History: Multiple stones were found together in December 2022 near Meharrize. Said Muftah Bachir and Ziyao Wang bought 12 kg together from the finders, including the largest 5200 g individual; Mark Lyon acquired 19165 g from two different dealers; Aziz Habibi obtained 3500 g from another dealer.Physical characteristics: Weathered exterior surfaces of the stones are brown with a distinctive knobby appearance. Fresh interiors are greenish-gray with darker olivine phenocrysts visible.Petrography: Zoned olivine phenocrysts (up to 2 mm in length) are set in a groundmass with variable grainsize composed predominantly of prismatic, zoned clinopyroxene and lath-like maskelynite, together with accessory alkali feldspar, pyrrhotite, ulvöspinel, chromite (with variable Ti content), ilmenite, baddeleyite and chlorapatite. Thin opaque shock veins crosscut the specimen as well as secondary calcite veinlets. Olivine phenocrysts contain small patches of alteration products (red-brown in thin section).Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section.State/Prov/County: Saguia el HamraPlace of purchase: Algeria and MoroccoDate: P 2022 DecLatitude: 26.014°NLongitude: 11.020°WMass (g): 34665Pieces: manyClass: Martian (shergottite)Shock stage: highWeathering grade: low

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