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Tarkint 001 Mars Shergottite #19 - 1,5 g

Tarkint 001 Mars Shergottite #19 – 1,5 g

216,46 $

Tarkint 001 is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in Gao, Mali, in 2025.

Its surface reveals numerous brown-green olivine phenocrystals measuring a few millimeters, embedded in a fine-grained, light beige matrix.

The unique feature of this meteorite is that it is unlike any other Martian meteorite.

The total known weight of this meteorite is only 2 kg, so there won’t be enough for everyone !

Tarkint 001 17.4959263, 0.6428554

Gao, Mali

Find: 2025

Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)

History: In 2025, fragments of a meteorite were discovered in a desert area 60 km east of the village of Tarkint and approximately 150 km northeast of the city of Gao, Mali. The discovery occurred by chance during a local field survey, where the distinctive surface features of the stones drew the attention of the field researchers. Purchased by Ali Muftah in 2025.

Physical characteristics: The total collected mass was approximately 2 kg. The deposit samples display an exterior partially covered with dark, slightly abraded fusion crust. Sawcut surface reveals many distinctive mm-sized brown-green olivine phenocrysts set in light tan-colored, fine-grained groundmass.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Electron microprobe analysis of a polished mount shows this meteorite to be an olivine-phyric shergottite. Olivine phenocrysts display core-rim igneous zoning. Plagioclase has been converted to maskelynite. Fine-grained pigeonite and maskelynite make up the groundmass. Minor amounts of chromite, Ti-magnetite, and troilite are ubiquitous.

Geochemistry: (T. Shisseh, UNM) Olivine Fa32.6±12.1, Fe/Mn=53±4, n=13; pigeonite Fs23.3±3.2Wo4.9±2.2, Fe/Mn=30±1, n=17; maskelynite An54.9±3.5Ab44.7±3.5, n=4.

Classification: Martian, olivine-phyric shergottite. Visually, the macroscopic texture of this meteorite is reminiscent of NWA 10416, however they are not paired. This meteorite lacks augite and altered olivine, it also has maskelynite-only, with no remnant plagioclase present. This meteorite has olivine that is significantly more forsteritic than NWA 10416.

Specimens: 48 g on deposit at UNM, Ali Muftah holds the main mass, Eric Twelker holds a 410.7 g piece.

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Tarkint 001 Mars Shergottite #18 - 1,8 g

Tarkint 001 Mars Shergottite #18 – 1,8 g

258,58 $

Tarkint 001 is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in Gao, Mali, in 2025.

Its surface reveals numerous brown-green olivine phenocrystals measuring a few millimeters, embedded in a fine-grained, light beige matrix.

The unique feature of this meteorite is that it is unlike any other Martian meteorite.

The total known weight of this meteorite is only 2 kg, so there won’t be enough for everyone !

Tarkint 001 17.4959263, 0.6428554

Gao, Mali

Find: 2025

Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)

History: In 2025, fragments of a meteorite were discovered in a desert area 60 km east of the village of Tarkint and approximately 150 km northeast of the city of Gao, Mali. The discovery occurred by chance during a local field survey, where the distinctive surface features of the stones drew the attention of the field researchers. Purchased by Ali Muftah in 2025.

Physical characteristics: The total collected mass was approximately 2 kg. The deposit samples display an exterior partially covered with dark, slightly abraded fusion crust. Sawcut surface reveals many distinctive mm-sized brown-green olivine phenocrysts set in light tan-colored, fine-grained groundmass.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Electron microprobe analysis of a polished mount shows this meteorite to be an olivine-phyric shergottite. Olivine phenocrysts display core-rim igneous zoning. Plagioclase has been converted to maskelynite. Fine-grained pigeonite and maskelynite make up the groundmass. Minor amounts of chromite, Ti-magnetite, and troilite are ubiquitous.

Geochemistry: (T. Shisseh, UNM) Olivine Fa32.6±12.1, Fe/Mn=53±4, n=13; pigeonite Fs23.3±3.2Wo4.9±2.2, Fe/Mn=30±1, n=17; maskelynite An54.9±3.5Ab44.7±3.5, n=4.

Classification: Martian, olivine-phyric shergottite. Visually, the macroscopic texture of this meteorite is reminiscent of NWA 10416, however they are not paired. This meteorite lacks augite and altered olivine, it also has maskelynite-only, with no remnant plagioclase present. This meteorite has olivine that is significantly more forsteritic than NWA 10416.

Specimens: 48 g on deposit at UNM, Ali Muftah holds the main mass, Eric Twelker holds a 410.7 g piece.

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Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #55 - 1,3 g

Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #55 – 1,3 g

407,16 $

Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of the C3.00 ungrouped type; it is the most primitive type ever found to date, having undergone no hydration or heating prior to its ejection from the parent body.
This meteorite may be one of the most scientifically significant meteorites of all time; there is no doubt that our understanding of the solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in Western Sahara.
A must-have for any collection!
https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

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Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #54 - 2,1 g

Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #54 – 2,1 g

658,72 $

Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of the C3.00 ungrouped type; it is the most primitive type ever found to date, having undergone no hydration or heating prior to its ejection from the parent body.
This meteorite may be one of the most scientifically significant meteorites of all time; there is no doubt that our understanding of the solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in Western Sahara.
A must-have for any collection!
https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

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Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #53 - 2,8 gOut of stock

Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #53 – 2,8 g

877,50 $

Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of the C3.00 ungrouped type; it is the most primitive type ever found to date, having undergone no hydration or heating prior to its ejection from the parent body.
This meteorite may be one of the most scientifically significant meteorites of all time; there is no doubt that our understanding of the solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in Western Sahara.
A must-have for any collection!
https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

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Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #52 - 4,5 g

Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #52 – 4,5 g

1.316,26 $

Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of the C3.00 ungrouped type; it is the most primitive type ever found to date, having undergone no hydration or heating prior to its ejection from the parent body.
This meteorite may be one of the most scientifically significant meteorites of all time; there is no doubt that our understanding of the solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in Western Sahara.
A must-have for any collection!
https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

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Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #51 - 3,7 g

Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #51 – 3,7 g

1.082,24 $

Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of the C3.00 ungrouped type; it is the most primitive type ever found to date, having undergone no hydration or heating prior to its ejection from the parent body.
This meteorite may be one of the most scientifically significant meteorites of all time; there is no doubt that our understanding of the solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in Western Sahara.
A must-have for any collection!
https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

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Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #50 - 3,6 g

Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #50 – 3,6 g

1.053,00 $

Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of the C3.00 ungrouped type; it is the most primitive type ever found to date, having undergone no hydration or heating prior to its ejection from the parent body.
This meteorite may be one of the most scientifically significant meteorites of all time; there is no doubt that our understanding of the solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in Western Sahara.
A must-have for any collection!
https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

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Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #49 - 7,9 gOut of stock

Chwichiya 002 C3.00 Ung #49 – 7,9 g

1.848,60 $

Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of the C3.00 ungrouped type; it is the most primitive type ever found to date, having undergone no hydration or heating prior to its ejection from the parent body.
This meteorite may be one of the most scientifically significant meteorites of all time; there is no doubt that our understanding of the solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in Western Sahara.
A must-have for any collection!
https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #53 - 0,4 g

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #53 – 0,4 g

51,48 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #52 - 0,4 gOut of stock

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #52 – 0,4 g

51,48 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #51 - 1,4 g

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #51 – 1,4 g

180,18 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #50 - 1 g

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #50 – 1 g

128,70 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #49 - 2 g

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #49 – 2 g

257,40 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #48 - 0,5 g

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #48 – 0,5 g

64,34 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #47 - 0,9 g

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #47 – 0,9 g

115,84 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #46 - 1,2 g

Amgala 001 Mars Shergottite (olivine-phyric) #46 – 1,2 g

154,44 $

Amgala is a rare meteorite from Mars, classified as Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

It was discovered in the Western Sahara in 2022

A meteorite offering exceptional value for money !

Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Dec

Classification: 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: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) 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).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7).

Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g).

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NWA 16172 CL3 #15 - 0,13 g

NWA 16172 CL3 #15 – 0,13 g

60,84 $

NWA 16172 is a carbonaceous meteorite of a new carbonaceous class called CL.

CL-type meteorites are characterized by a large number of chondrules with little matrix and unusual metal grains for a carbonaceous meteorite.

This is a rare classification, with little material available for sale.

 

 

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