Meteorite**Hassi Messauod 001, Nakhlite Martian**11.507 grams, W/Fusion Crust For Sale

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Meteorite**Hassi Messauod 001, Nakhlite Martian**11.507 grams, W/Fusion Crust:
$8999.99

Hello, up for sale is a super rare meteorite named Hassi Messauod 001, classified as a rare Nakhlite Martian.

Smithsonian says:

Nakhlites, Martian meteorites named for Nakhla, are igneous rocks that are rich in augite and were formed from basaltic magma about 1.3 billion years ago. Their crystallization ages, compared to a crater-count chronology of different regions on Mars, suggest the Nakhlites formed on the large volcanic regions of Tharsis, Elysium or Syrtis Major Planum. It has been shown that the Nakhlites were suffused with liquid water around 620 million years ago and that they were ejected from Mars around 10.75 million years ago by an asteroid impact. They fell to Earth within the past 10,000 years.

This meteorite was recently found on March 11, 2020, in Ouargla, Algeria, with a very low TKW 75 grams. This gorgeous whole individual weighs 11.507 grams with very glossy fresh fusion crust and nice flow lines. This rare type is from a volcano on the planet Mars. It comes with display case and COA cards, Thanks for your interest and take care.

Basic information Name

:Hassi Messauod 001

This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation:There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.

Observed fall:No

Year found:2020

Country:Algeria

Mass:75 g

Classification history:Recommended:Martian (nakhlite)

This is 1 of 24 approved meteorites classified as Martian (nakhlite).

Search for other:Martian meteorites Comments:Approved 21 Feb 2021

Write up from MB 110: Hassi Messauod 0013151.11N,658.59E Ouargla, Algeria

Find: 2020 Mar 11 Classification: Martian meteorite (Nakhlite)

History: Found on March 11, 2020, near the town of El Borma. Later, I was acquired in 2021 by Matthew Stream from Aziz Zad.

Physical characteristics: Specimen is grayish-brown and displays a slightly weathered, minor fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh,FSU) Specimen displays a cumulate texture (~1.1 mm grainsize) consisting primarily of compositionally zoned, prismatic or blocky (sometimes twinned) augite (displaying Fs-rich rims), ferroan olivine, and plagioclase; modal abundances: 75% augite, 15% plagioclase, 5% olivine. Accessory phases (modal abundance: 5%) are primarily found either in the mesostasis or within melt inclusions in augite or olivine grains; these phases include ferropigeonite, low-ca pyroxene, titanomagnetite, Si-Al-Na-Fe-K-rich glass, and fluorapatite.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa73.31.0, range Fa72.6-74.5, Fe/Mn = 501, n=3), Augite (Fs30.14.7Wo38.41.4, range Fs22.8-37.9Wo34.9-40.3, Fe/Mn = 324, n=47), Pigeonite (Fs58.64.9Wo9.93.8, range Fs53.3-62.9Wo6.6-14.0, Fe/Mn = 312, n=5), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs64.54.1Wo3.10.9, range Fs61.1-70.2Wo3.0-5.3, Fe/Mn = 352, n=8), Plagioclase (An37.21.3Or2.90.5, range An35.3-39.4Or2.0-4.0, n=27).

Classification: Martian (nakhlite). Sample is a martian meteorite due to the Fe/Mn ratios of olivine and pyroxene and due to the plagioclase composition. Sample is a nakhlite due to the high modal abundance of augite and cumulate texture observed.

Specimens: 15.2 g atUCLA, main mass with Matthew Stream.

Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0:State/Prov/

County:OuarglaOrigin or pseudonym:El BormaDate:2020 Mar (g):75Pieces:4Class:Martian (nakhlite)Shock stage:lowWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):73.31.0Ferrosilite (mol%):64.54.1, 58.64.9, 30.14.7Wollastonite (mol%):3.10.9, 9.93.8, 38.41.4

Classifier:D. Sheik, FSU

Type spec mass (g):15.2

Type spec location:UCLA

Main mass:M. Stream

Comments:Submitted by Daniel Sheikh

Institutions and collectionsUCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) FSU: Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-4100, United States (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2010) Catalogs:

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