Lot #9 Martian Meteorite Section of NWA 1195

Description:

Martian Meteorite Section of NWA 1195. Meteorites from the planet Mars are so rare that only small fragments are available for sale at an affordable price. These rare meteorites have been identified as being from Mars because of their chemical analysis and age. They are younger than most of the meteorites from the asteroid belt that were formed at the same time as the solar system 4.5 Billion Years Ago. In 2002 in the Sahara desert of Morocco two individual meteorites with a total weight 315 grams were found and submitted for analysis. This Martian meteorite (named NWA 1195) was found to be a rare Basaltic (volcanic) Martian Shergottite more specifically an olivine-orthopyoxene Phyric Shergottite. This specimen is 12mm X 8mm weighing .250 gram and has a brown and gray brecciated matrix with interesting darker gray clasts. Comes with a Hupe Collection pedigree card. Presented in a 5½ x 4½ inch Riker mount. Estimated Value $300 - 600

Categories: Meteorites