Description: This listing is for a superb, beautifully thumb-printed Amgala 001 Martian Shergottite meteorite individual. The Amgala Martian meteorite was recently brought to the attention of Scientists and was classified in 2023. It has a high shock stage and a low weathering grade. This Amgala meteorite is a superb individual covered in regmalypts with a beautiful crust-like exterior that has been sandblasted by the blowing sands of the Sahara Desert. The supply of Amgala Shergottite is rapidly drying up so if you want a beautiful, thumb-printed Martian meteorite at an exceptionally LOW price now would be the time to do so! This meteorite would make a wonderful addition to any collection comes with a certificate of authenticity from Arizona Skies Meteorites. Please ask any questions BEFORE buying and thank you for looking! The following is an excerpt from the Meteorite Bulletin Classification: Amgala 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: (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). Legal Terms and ConditionsThis Ebay Store is operated by Bryces-Meteorites, hereafter referred to as ‘The Seller’. 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Price: 970 USD
Location: Glendale, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-03T19:58:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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