GREAT DEAL MARVELOUS MATRIX NWA 14714 MARTIAN SHERGOTTITE METEORITE 13.44 GMS for Sale

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GREAT DEAL MARVELOUS MATRIX NWA 14714 MARTIAN SHERGOTTITE METEORITE 13.44 GMS:
$2016.75

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MARVELOUSNWA14714 METEORITE!!!

MARTIAN SHERGOTTITE FROM NORTHWEST AFRICA!!!

MAGNIFICENT MATRIX!!! HIGH POLISH ON ONE SIDE!!! FANTASTIC COLOR!!!

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SENSATIONAL PART SLICE!!!

Find: 2021!!!

Type: Martian Shergottite!!!

TKW: 4 Kilos!!!

Location: Northwest Africa!!!

Specimen Type:Part slice!!!

Dimensions: 59.7 mm x 48.1 mm x 2.7 mm!!!

Specimen weight:8.1grams!!!

Northwest Africa 14714Basic informationName:Northwest Africa 14714
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:NWA 14714
Observed fall:No
Year found:2021
Country:(Northwest Africa)
Mass:4 (shergottite)
This is 1 of 284 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite).Comments:Approved 19 Mar 2022WriteupWriteup from MB 111:

Northwest Africa 14714(NWA 14714)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2021

Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)

History: Purchased January, 2021 by Mark Lyon from a Northwest African dealer

Physical characteristics: Four identical appearing stones with desert weathered exteriors. Saw cut reveals a medium grained cumulate with light and dark crystals, with the darker crystals coinciding with areas that appear to be shock darkened. Numerous black shock melt pockets are present.

Petrography: (A. Ross,UNM; D. Dickens, NMMS; C. Agee,UNM) Examination of a polished microprobe mount shows ~50% igneous-zoned subcalcic augite and ~45% maskelynite, with ubiquitous Ti-magnetite, ilmenite, merrillite, and troilite making up the remainder. Shock melt was observed.

Geochemistry: (A. Ross,UNM) Pigeonite Fs49.4±1.9Wo13.5±1.4, Fe/Mn=35±2, n=10; augite Fs28.0±5.6Wo32.7±1.4, Fe/Mn=31±3, n=10; plagioclase An53.6±0.7Ab45.4±0.8, Or1.0±0.1, n=6.

Classification: Martian basaltic shergottite

Specimens: 21.42 g including a probe mount on deposit atUNM, Mark Lyon holds the main mass.

Data from:
MB111
Table 0
Line 0:Place of purchase:AlgeriaDate:P 2021Mass (g):4 kgPieces:4Class:Martian (shergottite)Shock stage:highWeathering grade:moderateFerrosilite (mol%):49.4±1.9, 28.0±5.6Wollastonite (mol%):13.5±1.4, 32.7±1.4Classifier:C. Agee, UNM; D. Dickens, NMMSType spec mass (g):21.42 gType spec location:UNMMain mass:Mark LyonComments:Field Name ML-15; submitted by D. Dickens

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