Description: This is a 0.59 gram martian meteorite partial slice within a double-sided color photo display frame with stand. This is a real piece of Mars. This martian meteorite is ready for display in a collection cabinet or on a desk. The specimen is protected from the environment by a thin transparent membrane that also holds the meteorite in place for easy viewing from either side of the display. This is a partial slice of the Martian meteorite official name - NWA 10441. The specimen in this display has a mass of 0.59 grams and has been polished on one side. A signed double sided full color certificate of authenticity referencing this specimen and its exact mass is also provided for each specimen.

Display Frame approximate measurements: 90mm x 89.8mm x 20.30mm

Type: Martian Shergottite

Official Name: NWA 10441

Parent Body: Mars

What you get: Specimen shown - 0.59 gram partial slice of a Martian Meteorite Specimen NWA 10441 in Photo, Membrane Display Frame, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.

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Northwest Africa 10441Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 10441
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10441
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2015
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 239 gClassification
history:Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 104 (2015) Martian (shergottite)Recommended: Martian (shergottite) [explanation]
This is 1 of 185 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Martian (shergottite). [show all]
Search for other: Martian meteoritesComments:Approved 26 Dec 2015Writeup
Writeup from MB 104:

Northwest Africa 10441 (NWA 10441)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: April 2015

Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)

History: Purchased by team eegooblago (Brahim Tahiri, Dustin Dickens and Sean Tutorow) while on expedition in Northwest Africa and Western Sahara in April and May 2015.

Physical characteristics: Six indentical appearing stones with no fusion crust. Saw-cut surfaces show an intergranular mix of light-green pyroxene and maskelynite. Dark colored melt veins and pockets are prominent, with most showing significant vesiculation.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This meteorite consists of ~50% pyroxene, ~30% maskelynite, and ~15% shock melt. Pyroxenes show igneous zoning, and some are partially melted from shock. Shock melt domains are up to 1 cm wide and many contain vesicles 1-3 mm in diameter. All plagioclase has been transformed to maskelynite. Fe-sulfide, Ti-magnetite, ilmenite, and silica observed.

Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Pigeonite Fs 49.5 9.2Wo 15.7 3.3, Fe/Mn=36 3, n=31; augite Fs 28.4 6.7Wo 33.3 2.0, Fe/Mn=32 3, n=33; maskelynite An 53.8 1.7Ab 44.2 2.0Or 2.1 0.7.

Classification: Martian (shergottite).

Specimens: 20.5 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass.

Data from:
MB104
Table 0
Line 0:Place of purchase:Northwest AfricaDate:P April 2015Mass (g):238.79Pieces:6Class:Martian (shergottite)Shock stage:highWeathering grade:moderateFerrosilite (mol%):49.5 9.2, 28.4 6.7Wollastonite (mol%):15.7 3.3, 33.3 2.0Classifier:C. Agee, UNMType spec mass (g):20.5Type spec location:UNM
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Product Attributes:

Country/Region Of Manufacture: United States

Modified Item: No

Featured Refinements: Meteorite Slice

Weight (lbs.): 0.50 lb

Length (in.): 12

Width (in.): 10

Height (in.): 3