Authentic Martian Meteorite Specimens For Under $70.00!
Welcome to Aesthetic Meteorites'. Below you will find an excellent selection of fine quality Martian shergottite collection boxes for sale. Each box was designed and crafted in Europe to exacting specifications and contains an authentic Martian meteorite specimen. Each specimen weighs between 6 milligrams and 10+ milligrams! These samples are from the Martian Olivine-Phyric Shergottite meteorite known as North West Africa 4925 and they come with an Unconditional Guarantee of Authenticity! Each display box measures approximately 2 inches x 1.25 inches by 0.5 inches (the black scale cube in the photos is 1 square centimeter). Each of these collection boxes is an elegant work of art, making them fantastic gifts and highly collectible. Collect just one or the whole set! Below are examples of the various themes available. These display boxes are in limited supply, so first come first serve.
NWA 4925 Description (excerpt from Meteoritical Bulletin):
Martian, olivine-phyric shergottite
Purchased 2007 in Morocco
Tkw: 282.3 g
History: The meteorite was found by an anonymous finder in Northwest Africa and bought by the main mass holder in Erfoud, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: One fragment partly covered by fusion crust weighing 282.3 g was found.
Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB). The meteorite displays a porphyritic texture with large chemically zoned olivine megacrysts set into a fine-grained groundmass composed of pyroxene and maskelynite. Minor phases include chromite, sulfides, phosphates, and small Fe-rich olivines. The olivine megacrysts often contain melt inclusions and small chromites.
Geochemistry: Mineral compositions as determined by EMP: olivine, Fa 27.6-46.8; pyroxene, Fs 20.0-37.7 Wo 3-14.8; maskelynite, An 67-69. Classification: Achondrite (Martian, olivine-phyric shergottite); severely shocked with some melt pockets; moderately weathered.
Specimens: A total of 20.1 g plus one polished thin section are on deposit at MNB.
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