Amgala 001 -Martian Meteorite Shergottite slice - 0.24 g

Amgala 001 Found in 2022 in Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara TKW 34.67 kg

The University of Washington classified the meteorites as rare Martian Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

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.

Shock stage: high
Weathering grade: low

0.24 g 10 x 9 x 1.8 mm front side polished

international meteorite collector association number #3503
scale cube is 1 x 1 x 1 cm


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