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Besuchen Sie unsere Liste ausgewählter Marsmeteorite: Derzeit sind um die 35 Marsmeteorite bekannt. ( by chemical analysis confirmed to be pieces of the Red Planet Mars, which have been launched from the surface Mars by an asteroid impact.) The mean distance between the Earth and Mars is approximately of 78,300,000 km, that is, roughly half the distance from the Earth to the Sun. As compared to the Moon, which is some 380,000 km away, Mars is at appr. 200 times the distance. Among the 27000 meteorites known on earth to date, only 33 were torn off on the surface of Mars by violent impacts. These specimens are such the rarest matters on Earth. The rocks then orbited the sun and hit the Earth as meteorites. The SNC's (Shergottite, Nakhlite, Chassignite) have always been the most desired meteorites for collectors and are also some of the most valuable.
last update:
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How do we know these Mars Meteorites are from Mars? |
Science is almost certain the SNC Group of meteorites derived from Mars because of their young ages, basaltic composition, and inclusion of gases with the same composition as the Mars atmosphere. Composition of gases of Mars meteorites are almost identical to those of samples tested on the Mars surface by the Viking probe. | ||
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Plants and animal life forms can germinate in Mars shergottite (DaG 735 et al) Research by M. Mautner (Seeding the Universe with Life: Securing Our Cosmological Future, which is available on amazon.com) |
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From which region on Mars did these meteorites come from? The majority of shergottites seem to have a crystallization age of ~175 Ma, while others have ages of 330 to 575 Ma. The Shergottite group defines a big variety of scientifically interesting igneous samples from Mars. All are roughly built up by basaltic compositions and mineralogy but the isotopic compositions and trace elements cover a larger diversity.Element trend for shergottite melts and their source materials (Y. Ikeda and Shimoda) We classify the Shergottites according to their thermal history and mineralogy: Basaltic, Olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric and Olivine-Phyric-(olivine bearing porphyritic) group (You can view the 3 types of shergottite groups our sample list below ) There is also another system for the grouping of shergottites by: Textural study of basaltic Shergottites using crystal size distribution (Click) |
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a)Basaltic Group - pyrrhotite-bearing: |
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ungepaart zu anderen Marsianern - sehr unterschiedlich in Aussehen und Textur! Fragmente: 0,14g, 0,02g; 0,87g € 98, Bug Box: €29 |
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Zagami, Shergottite *Fall 3rd Oct. 1962 A Mars Meteorite of about 40lb fell about 0.75 miles from Zagami Rock, Nigeria. 0.03g appr. 4x4mm; 0.39g-12x11mm 1.4g 13x12mm ask for price; 0.97g- 11x13mm 0.541g-15x12mm €230; 0.113g-6x7mm 0.08g-6x6mm; 0.852g 12x8mm € 460 more: availability ´ price |
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b)Anomalous Basaltic Group - titanomagnetite-bearing) their magnetism is mainly due to the presence of titanomagnetite! Titanomagnetite is an important ressource for Ti and TiO2 Titanomagnetit ist ein wichtiger Rohstoff für die Gewinnung von Ti und TiO2 |
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Unique type of meteorite!!!
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Unique type of Mars Shergottite: Almost pure Maskelynite (plagioclase glass ) - Dho-378
Galaxies most incredible meteorite recent
discovery!
One fresh Mars
Meteorite covered with almost 100% complete fresh black fusion crust
was discovered on June 17th 2000. It turned out to be one of the most interesting and unique meteorite discoveries ever. Dho 378 is only one of four Calcium poor Martian Meteorites in the world (beside ALH84001, Chassigny, and NWA 998) . Due to the presence of titanomagnetite the Dhofar 378 belongs to the rare titanomagnetite-bearing basaltic shergottite group. There is an extremely high possibilty that this glassy Martian rock will give us the possibility to get insight into intercrustal magmatic differentiation process on Marsand give hints for potential mining (Ti) missions on Mars. The high Fs content of the pyroxenes(Fs 40 to 93) and the high proportion of feldspar suggest that Dho 378 is a late Martian magmatic differentiate. Among basaltic shergottites Dho 378 represents the most evolved Martian magmatic liquid composition. Dho 378 experienced a 2 stage thermal history. A secondary melting at extremely high temperatures was followed by slow cooling (what the recrystallization of various plagioclas segments seem to confirm). Polished thin sections show that Dho 378 consists mainly of Maskelynite,, plagioclase glass, with minor minerals of hedenerbergite and ferroan clinopyroxenes (augite and pigeonite) pyrox-ferroite, fayalite, silica, titanomagnetite, ilmenite, sulfide, phosphate, and rhyolitic glass as the main minerals. Studies on Dhofar 378 undertaken by J. PARK and K. NAGAO, 1Laboratory for Earthquake Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan proved that heavy fractionation occurred on Ne isotopic composition in Martian atmosphere.
Neon is highly
enriched in DHO 378 compared to those of other shergottites.The trapped
20Ne is not enriched in the plagioclase glass NEW INSIGHTS ON MARTIAN ATMOSPHERIC NEON FROM MARTIAN METEORITE, DHOFAR 378: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/pdf/1110.pdf) In terms of mineralogy Dhofar 378 is more similar to LA 001/002 than to other members of shergottite groups. CRYSTALLIZATION EXPERIMENT; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF LOS ANGELES 001 AND DHO 378. Similar to Los Angeles the Cr is very low. Dho 378 is the first shergottite with a positive Eu anomaly. The amount of phosphates, mainly whitlockite, is only 1 % as deduced from the REE abundances. The host mineral of the REEs in all shergottites is whitlockite, which controls the bulk rock REE concentrations. Whitlockite has a negative Eu anomaly. But, in the case of Shergotty, Zagami, and Los Angeles the absolute Eu content of whitlockite is high enough to compensate the positive Eu anomaly of maskelynite. Only in Dhofar 378, with about 50 times more plagioclase glass than whitlockite, we observe a positive Eu anomaly.
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Shergottite - NWA 856 A single
meteorite of 320 g was found in Morocco in March 2001. The exact The meteorite
is a fine-grained basaltic lithology consisting mainly of
pyroxene (70 vol%) and maskelynite (23 GS €10, BB €21, slices: 0,3g 10x8mm; 1,2g, slice; Price |
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One 70.2 gram meteorite was found and is considered paired with NWA 480. The Mars Rock consists mainly of large grains of compositionally zoned, low-Ca pyroxene (with orthopyroxene cores, augite mantles and pigeonite rims) and glassy, shocked plagioclase (maskelynite) appr.1x1mm fragment €16 |
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c)Olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric shergottite group: |
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quality- very fresh! |
From which region on Mars did this meteorites come from? This basaltic shergottite belongs to the Olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric Group. The DAG 735 is the first ( found already 1997)and such the first and "original" Mars meteorite found in the Sahara!It is the most oriented of all known Mars Basalts found in the Sahara. It also is very fresh in appearance. Total mass was 588 g,Classification by: Frank Wlotzka, MPI and Matthias Kurz. Classification information: Porphyritic basalt with mm-sized olivines (normally zoned from Fa 28 to fa 37)in a finer grained matrix of pigeonites (Fs 25-28) and feldspar glass (An 65).A direct comparison with a PTS of DaG 476 shows that both Mars Meteorites are very similar and most probably paired.An exception is that this Mars Meteorite does not contain terrestrial carbonate veins, it appears less weathered than DaG 476/489/670.This meteorite is a Shergottite and is part of a group of meteorites called the SNC's standingfor Shergottites, Nakhlites and Chassignites.This gemmy Mars Meteorite consists primarily of olivine, chromite, pigeonite , augite, orthopyroxene. It contains magmatic inclusions within the olivine. These consist dominantly of pyroxenes and feldspathic glass.The olivines have the range Fo 60-62 (phenocrystic olivine ranges from Fo 78 to Fo 59 (Ikeda).Yukio Ikeda: Unusual inclusions occur within olivine megacrysts in the DaG735 olivine-phyric shergottite. They consist of pyroxene and chromite in a ratio of about 2:1, and show strange textures. They are grouped into two types, symplectic and non-symplectic. The pyroxenes in unusual inclusions are similar in composition to those in the main lithology of DaG735, but the chromites differ in TiO_2 contents which are lower by half than those of chromites in the main lithology. The symplectic textures indicate exsolution origin of the unusual inclusions within olivine megacrysts, and the reaction to produce the unusual inclusions suggests that the original olivine megacrysts may have contained some amounts of Cr^(+2) in addition to Cr^(+3), and the Cr^(+2) was oxidized to Cr^(+3) during the formation of the unusual inclusions. Whole Abstract from Y.IkedaThe Mars Rover Spirit found in 2004 on one of its exploration raids on the Red Planets surface in several rocks (called Mazatzal, Humphrey and Adirondack) material composed of olivine, pigeonite and plagioclase in a way that looks almost identical to DaG 735 Studies of the thermal history of this rock (e.g. rapid cooling rate of the melt) suggests that this material originates from an extruded lava flow near the Marss surface. Extremely fresh material! Top condition! The mars meteorite comes with certificate. almost all sold!
0.29g-12x11mm
€170,
2.4g 22x20mm
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This Mars meteorite Dar al Gani 975 seems to be paired with DaG 476 It contains Orthopyroxene!! 1 meteorite of 27.55g was found 21st August 1999 in the sand desert of DaG, Al Juffrah. Analysis, polished thin section and deposit material: Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. Analyzed by Dr. A. Greshake, M. Kurz Available are thin slices of 0.2 g sold; 0,27g; 0.7 g; 2.1g |
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One Mars Meteorite weighing 2015g was found 1st of May 1998 in DaG in the desert , Shergottite. Origin of olivine megacrysts and the groundmass crystallization of the Dar al Gani 476 shergottite Available slices: 0.544g-13x6mm €205; |
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DaG 1037 - Marsmeteorit: das fehlende Shergottit Link vom Mars! Erhältlich nur bei uns!
DaG 1037 ist nicht nur einer der größten Mars Meteoriten der Welt, er ist auch deshalb so etwas besonderes, weil er das fehlende Shergottitglied vom Mars ist, denn er stammt aus genau jener Zone die vom Asteroiden getroffen wurde und daher weist dieser Stein extensive Schockspuren in Form von Adern, Impaktschmelzen und glasverwandeten Blasen (bis ca. 12mm) auf! Besonders der Olivin in DaG 1037 ist von einer unterschiedlichen Erscheinungsform und zeigt, dass er auf dem roten Planeten einem extrem starken Impakt Schock ausgesetzt war. Die zahlreichen Impakt Schockadern, Schmelzadern und Schmelztaschen legen die Vermutung nahe, dass dieses spezifische Gesteinsmaterial genau jener Bereich des Mars war, der von dem Asteroiden getroffen wurde, der die Ursache dafür war, dass das Material den Mars verlassen hat! Es ist sehr frisches Material! Glasige Textur, große Blasen bis zu 12mm mit Wänden aus schwarzem Silica Glas! Auch das Material sieht optisch etwas anders aus als DaG 476, 489 etc. (mehr glasige Textur, bis 12mm große Blasen mit Wänden aus schwarzem Silica Glas); Dieses Material ist dennoch sehr wahrscheinlich gepaart mit dieser Olivin-Phyrischen Shergottit Gruppe. Ausgedehntes Suchen nach diesem Material über eine lange Zeitperiode durch verschiedene Gruppen in späteren Jahren in diesem Gebiet (DaG 476, 489,735 .....DaG 1037)haben keinen weiteren Stein geliefert. Humboldt-Univ.Berlin,Dr. A. Greshake, M.Kurz, GS $16; BB $25; 0,06g 4x5mm Scheibe; 0,16g 7x13 Scheibe ; 0,32g verkauft; 0,33g verkauft!; 0.45g verkauftt!; 1,12gr 22x22mm; Scheibe 2.14g 24x28mm Scheibe ; 3,7g verkauft! |
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Meteorite, Shergottite with OPX inclusions, 1 piece of 6.216g was found 7th
of May 1998 in the desert of the DaG Plateau, Central
Sahara. It is probably
paired with DaG 735. Special: 0,004g 2x1mm sold; 0,02g slice 4x3mm € 30; fragment (w.cut side) 0,138g 6x4.5mm almost complete(!) slice sold;almost complete(!) slice:0.3g 11x8mm sold; |
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Mars basalt -NWA 1195 It petrographically resembles other olivine-phyric shergottites such as DaG 476, SaU 005, Dho 019, and NWA 1068. dünne Komplett-/Teil- Scheiben mit/ohne Kruste. Lassen Sie uns bitte wissen, an welchem Preis/welcher Größe Sie interessiert sind! GS €12; BB €20; 0,185g NWA 2046 9x7mm max. Teilscheibe€165; 0,36g NWA 2046 16x13mm max. Teilscheibe ; 5.060g Komplettscheibe ca.5x4cm
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Mars lherzolitic shergottite - NWA 1950 Lherzolite is a kind of plutonic rock (cooling in deep underground chambers of magma in the interior of the Red Planet) Two stones (414 and 383 g) were found in the Atlas mountains (Morocco) in 2001. material is a cumulate peridotitic rock consisting of olivine (~ 55 vol%), low and high-Ca pyroxenes (~ 35 vol%) and plagioclase glass (~ 8 vol%). 0.019 3x2.5mm; 0.002g 1x2mm; 0.0025g sold; 0.004g 2x2mm; 0.005g; 0.061g 5x4mm; 0.078g 5x4mm @€3300/gr |
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Shergottit, Marsischer Basalt -NWA 2046 dünne Komplett-/Teil- Scheiben mit/ohne Kruste. Lassen Sie uns bitte wissen, an welchem Preis/welcher Größe Sie interessiert sind! GS $20; BB $35; 0,295g NWA 2046 9x10mm max. Teilscheibe; 0,34g NWA 2046 14x13mm max. Teilscheibe ; |
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The Main Mass is in possession of La Benes Meteorites. We got a small amount of the excess material (which was given originally as the deposit material for the Verndsky Institute but) later returned to the Original finder. |
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ShergottiteMars- SaU 130 Found 2001/6/27 TkW 278g: 1 small complete individual of a total mass of 278g with fusion crust. Mineralogy and classification (S. Afanasiev, Vernad ): has a porphyritic texture with large olivine phenocrysts set in a groundmass consisting of maskelynite slight weathering. Pairing possible with Sayh al Uhaymir 005/008/051/094 but SaU 130 seem to be less weathered slice 31x28mm w. crust with weight 1,56g; 0.125g 6x4mm part slice w. crust, 0,03g @€700/g |
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Mars basalt
(Shergottite) - Sayh Al Uhaymir 150
This is a grey-greenish stone with porphyritic texture; large olivine phenocrysts are embedded in a groundmass consisting of maskelynite and pigeonite; @€2500/g | ||
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Martian basalt
(Shergottite) - Sayh Al Uhaymir 120
This stone has a well preserved black fusion crust. This is a grey-greenish stone with porphyritic texture; large olivine phenocrysts are embedded in a groundmass consisting of maskelynite and pigeonite;
the SaU 120 is paired to SaU
005/008/051/060/090/094.
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SaU 090, Mars Shergottite small total mass: 82g; available: 0,786g 13x16mm crusted slice; 0.041g slice; 0.014g slice Price: 850/gr | ||
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Dieser Meteorit hat eine gut erhaltene schwarze Schmelzkruste. Es ist ein graugrüner Meteorit mit porphyritischer Textur; große Olivin-Phenokristalle sind eingebettet in eine Grundmasse bestehend aus Maskelynit und Pigeonit; SaU 120 ist gepaart mit SaU 005/008/051/060/090/094. €650/gr Anfragen: mars@mars.li | ||
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Shergottite - NWA 1068 slices, end cuts 690/gr or GS €8, BB €19/pce, | ||
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Shergottite - NWA 2969 Olivine phenocrysts (<1.5 mm in longest dimension) set in a fine-grained groundmass of pigeonite, maskelynite, chromite, Ti-magnetite, augite, chlorapatite and sulfide. Olivine has cores of Fa31.7 (FeO/MnO = 50-54.5) and rims of Fa50.3 (FeO/MnO = 54-57). Pigeonite is zoned from Fs36.3Wo8.1 to Fs44Wo12.7 (FeO/MnO = 26); augite is Fs22.5Wo28.4; maskelynite, An53.1Or2.2 NWA 2969 is most likely paired with NWA 1068, NWA 1110, NWA 2373 0.872g €872 | ||
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Nakhlite - Nakhla |
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Marsmeteorit (nakhlit) - NWA 998 September 2001 . TkW 456g.
Eine Mikroprobenstudie bestätigt K-Na-Al hältiges Silikatglas, aber einige sind Zwischenstufen von glas- und Fe- hältigen Karbonaten, die gepresste, unvermischbare Silikat – Karbonat – Flüssigkeiten darstellen könnten. 0.002g 1x2mm $20; 0,006g 2x2mm $60 kleine Fragmente von 2x2mm $77, 0.244g 8x9mm |
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All meteorites (inclusive sizes TN and MS) come individually in decorative display box! |
