NWA 6963 Martain Meteorites for Sale

Location: Reportedly Found in southern Morocco (28°00.148'N   11°07.895'W).

Found: 2011

Classification: Achondrite, Martian Shergottite

Description: History: In September, 2011, a Moroccan meteorite hunter found the first pieces of NWA 6963 and sold it to AHabibi without giving the exact provenance. The hunter continued collecting pieces in the same area for about 6 months. In mid-May, 2012, the NWA 6963 locality, near the river Oued Touflit, became widely known and hundreds of meteorite hunters went to the area searching for more pieces. Pieces ranging from 100 to 700 g have been recovered, as well as a few small pieces (3-10 g), most of them are broken and partially covered by a thin fusion crust. The total mass may be as much as 8-10 kg. Physical characteristics: The original recovered material was a shiny, dark, 83 g fusion-crusted stone in three pieces. Minimal weathering. Interior shows abundant maskelynite and shock melt vein. Petrography: Microprobe examination of a polished epoxy mount shows 60% pyroxene, 35% maskelynite, 2% ulvöspinel, 2% melt pockets with silica, minor merrillite, trace chlorapatite and pyrrhotite. Pyroxenes show core-to-rim zonation. Pyroxene grains 200 μm to >1 mm, maskelynite domains 50 μm to >1 mm. Geochemistry: Two distinct pyroxene compositional trends. Pigeonite Fs₂₉Wo₁₁En₅₉ to Fs₅₈Wo₁₆En₂₆, average: Fs_39.7±7.7 Wo_13.0±2.3 Fe/Mn=33±3 N=108. Augite Fs₂₁Wo_34En45 to Fs₃₉Wo₃₁En₃₀, average: Fs_28.1±6.2Wo_31.6±1.9 Fe/Mn=31±3 N=24. Maskelynite Or_2.3±0.7Ab_48.3±2.1An_49.4±2.6 N=9.  Oxygen isotopes (Z. Sharp, UNM): δ¹⁸O=4.332; δ¹⁷O=2.528; Δ¹⁷O=+0.241 (all per mil).

Link to Dr. Anthony Irving's Martain Meteorite Page

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

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#NWA6963-1-129	#NWA6963-1-455	#NWA6963-2-163	#NWA6963-2-646	About Scale:  Each photo has a small one centimeter cube.  That's a little less than a half inch on a side.  The coin above is a US dime.
Weight: 1.129 gm	Weight: 1.455 gm	Weight: 2.163 gm	Weight: 2.646 gm
Features: Slice	Features: Slice	Features: Slice	Features: Crusted end.
Price: sold	$587	$870	$1063

#NWA6963-2-728	#NWA6963-2-900
Weight: 2.728 gm	Weight: 2.900 gm
Features: Slice	Features: Slice
$1096	$1165

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