Description: Amgala 001 Name: Amgala 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Western Sahara Mass: 34.67 kg Recommended: Martian (shergottite) This is 1 of 295 approved meteorites classified as Martian (shergottite). Approved 30 Jul 2023 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: 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).Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric).Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section. State/Prov/County:Saguia el HamraPlace of purchase:Algeria and MoroccoDate:P 2022 DecLatitude:26.014°NLongitude:11.020°WMass (g):34665Pieces:manyClass:Martian (shergottite)Shock stage:highWeathering grade:low I will combine the cost of shipping for all the items you win during a 2 week period that are paid for in a single transaction. Please note. If items are paid for separately, they will be shipped separately due to eBay tracking reasons. Also, I ship items within 24 hours from the time of payment. Therefore, do not pay for any items until you are done bidding so I can ship everything in one package. Please take your time and don't pay for up to 2 weeks. Shipping includes tracking and delivery confirmation.I am a member of the awesome Global Meteorite Association #GMA0021I am a member of the International Meteorite Collectors Association #9247Please only pay in one payment when you are all done. Postage is the same for all the items you win over a 2 week period. ONLY pay in ONE PAYMENT when you are all done winning and ready to buy everything you wanted. I mail out all items the same day or in the morning. Thanks, John Humphries, P.O. BOX 310, Tombstone, AZ 85638
Price: 1729 USD
Location: Tombstone, Arizona
End Time: 2024-02-13T22:18:59.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type of Mineral: meteorite
Specimen Type: Display Specimens
Item Type: Meteorite
