SUPERB 1.18 GRAM TISSINT MARTIAN METEORITE, GLOSSY BLACK FUSION CRUST For Sale

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SUPERB 1.18 GRAM TISSINT MARTIAN METEORITE, GLOSSY BLACK FUSION CRUST:
$899.00

LARGE RARE 1.18 GRAM TISSINT Martian Shergottite meteorite fragment with beautiful glossy black fusion crust!!

Purchased from Bob Cucchiara (Meteorite Madness) in 2015; this incredible specimen has been safely stored in a membrane box (also included in this sale, as seen in photo) for the past 8 years!!

Excerpt from theMeteoritical Bulletin informationName:Tissint

This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.

Abbreviation:There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.

Observed fall:Yes

Year Bulletin:MB 100(2012)Martian (shergottite)Recommended:Martian (shergottite)[explanation]

This is 1 of 290 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite).[show all]

Search for other:Martian meteorites

Comments:Approved 17 Jan 2012WriteupWriteup fromMB Morocco

Fell: 18 July 2011

Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)

History: (H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane,FSAC, and A. Aaronson) At about 2 am local time on July 18, 2011, a bright fireball was observed by several people in the region of the Oued Drâa valley, east of Tata, Morocco. One eyewitness, Mr Aznid Lhou, reported that it was at first yellow in color, and then turned green illuminating all the area before it appeared to split into two parts. Two sonic booms were heard over the valley. In October 2011, nomads began to find very fresh, fusion-crusted stones in a remote area of the Oued Drâa intermittent watershed, centered about 50 km ESE of Tata and 48 km SSW of Tissint village, in the vicinity of the Oued El Gsaïb drainage and also near El Ga’ïdat plateau known as Hmadat Boû Rba’ ine. The largest stones were recovered in the El Ga’ïdat plateau, whereas the smallest one (a few grams) closer to the El Aglâb Mountains. One 47 g crusted stone was documented as being found at 29°28.917’ N, 7°36.674’ W.

Physical characteristics: Several fusion-crusted stones have been collected ranging from 1 to 987 g, with a total weight of around 7 kg. The stones are almost completely coated by glistening black fusion crust, characterized by thicker layers on exterior ridges as well as much glossier regions (above interior olivine macrocrysts). Some stones have thinner secondary fusion crust on some surfaces. The crust on some stones has been broken in places to reveal the interior, which appears overall pale gray in color with larger, very pale yellow olivine macrocrysts, and sporadic small pockets and some very thin veinlets of black glass. No terrestrial weathering is evident.

Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner,UWS): Olivine macrocrysts (to 1.5 mm) and microphenocrysts (to 0.4 mm) are set in a finer groundmass of patchily zoned pyroxene, plagioclase (maskelynite), Ti-poor chromite, ilmenite, pyrrhotite and minor merrillite. Both the larger olivine macrocrysts and smaller olivine microphenocrysts exhibit thin ferroan rims against the groundmass, and contain tiny chromite inclusions. Narrow ferroan zones also occur within the interior of some olivine macrocrysts.

Geochemistry: Olivine (cores of large macrocrysts Fa19.4-20.2, Fe/Mn=42-44; rims Fa43.2-60.4, Fe/Mn=50-55), cores of microphenocrysts Fa29.1-30.2, Fe/Mn=45-46; rims up to Fa53.3, Fe/Mn=53), orthopyroxene cores (Fs24.0-24.4Wo4.1-4.6, Fe/Mn=30-32), pigeonite (Fs26.1-51.6Wo11.9-16.9, Fe/Mn=31-35), subcalcic augite (Fs21.7-23.3Wo25.0-24.2, Fe/Mn=26-28), plagioclase (An61.1-64.3Or0.5-0.4). Oxygen isotopes (R. Tanaka,OkaU): analyses of acid-washed subsamples by laser fluorination gave, respectively δ17O = 2.849, 2.892; δ18O = 4.844, 4.943; Δ17O = 0.299, 0.290 per mil. Bulk composition (G. Chen and C. Herd,UAb) ICPMS analysis of powdered interior material gave Sm/Nd=0.646, indicating that this specimen has affinities with the depleted compositional group of shergottites.

Classification: Achondrite (Martian, olivine-phyric shergottite).

Specimens: A total of 30.3 g of type material and one polished thin section are on deposit atUWS. Other known institutional specimens include 370 g (ASU), 58 g (UAb), and 108 g (UNM). The remaining material is held by anonymous dealers and collectors.

Data from:

MB100

Table 1

Line 1920:State/Prov/County:TataDate:18 July (g):>7000Pieces:manyClass:Martian (shergottite)Shock stage:moderateWeathering grade:very lowFayalite (mol%):19.4-60.4Ferrosilite (mol%):24.0-51.6; 21.7-23.3Wollastonite (mol%):4.1-16.9; 25.0-24.2Classifier:A. Irving, S. Kuehner, H. Chennaoui AoudjehaneType spec mass (g):30.3Type spec location:UWSMain mass:AnonymousComments:Submitted by A. IrvingPlots:O isotopes:Institutions

and collectionsASU: Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1404, United States;Website(institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012)

FSAC: Universite Hassan II Casablanca, Faculte des Sciences Ain Chock, Departement de Géologie, BP 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco (institutional address; updated 9 Jan 2013)

UNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States;Website(institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015)

UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)

UAb: 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada, Canada;Website(institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)

Aaronson: Sahara Overland Ltd., Harhora, Temara, 12000, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010)

OkaU: Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University, Misasa Tottori 682-0193, Japan (institutional address)

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