Ares Martian Jewelry Set

On Offer: Jewelry set of necklace and earrings with center stones hand crafted from the Martian meteorite NWA 10441

Description: The Ares series of fine meteorite jewelry is an exceptional set of hand crafted Martian meteorite jewelry unlike anything available on Earth. Suspended from a 20" Sterling silver necklace this breathtaking Martian meteorite pendant is accompanied by a pair of stunning Martian meteorite earrings. Each unique piece displays a prominent center stone fashioned by hand from the Martian meteorite NWA 10441. Set in 925 Sterling Silver, no two center stones of these magnificent works of art are the same. The center stones have been shaped and set by craftsman Joshua Eisler to find the best qualities in each area of the stone, and making every piece totally unique.

Dimensions of the pendant: 31mm x 15mm x 2mm

Dimensions of Martian meteorite center piece in Pendant: 9mm x 7mm

Dimensions of the earrings: 31mm x 8mm x 2mm

Dimensions of Martian meteorite center piece in Earrings: 11mm x 8mm

Parent body: Mars

Center Stone: Martian Shergottite

Official name: NWA 10441

What you get: Matching 3 piece jewelry set including 20" silver necklace with Martian meteorite pendant, and pair of Martian meteorite earrings as shown set in sterling silver, jewelry box as shown in the images, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.

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Northwest Africa 10441

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 10441
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 10441
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2015
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 239 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	Martian (shergottite)
Recommended:			Martian (shergottite)

This is 1 of 337 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite).
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Comments:

Approved 26 Dec 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Northwest Africa 10441 (NWA 10441)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: April 2015

Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)

History: Purchased by team eegooblago (Brahim Tahiri, Dustin Dickens and Sean Tutorow) while on expedition in Northwest Africa and Western Sahara in April and May 2015.

Physical characteristics: Six indentical appearing stones with no fusion crust. Saw-cut surfaces show an intergranular mix of light-green pyroxene and maskelynite. Dark colored melt veins and pockets are prominent, with most showing significant vesiculation.

Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This meteorite consists of ~50% pyroxene, ~30% maskelynite, and ~15% shock melt. Pyroxenes show igneous zoning, and some are partially melted from shock. Shock melt domains are up to 1 cm wide and many contain vesicles 1-3 mm in diameter. All plagioclase has been transformed to maskelynite. Fe-sulfide, Ti-magnetite, ilmenite, and silica observed.

Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Pigeonite Fs_49.5±9.2Wo_15.7±3.3, Fe/Mn=36±3, n=31; augite Fs_28.4±6.7Wo_33.3±2.0, Fe/Mn=32±3, n=33; maskelynite An_53.8±1.7Ab_44.2±2.0Or_2.1±0.7.

Classification: Martian (shergottite).

Specimens: 20.5 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Sean Tutorow holds the main mass.

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Northwest Africa
Date:	P April 2015
Mass (g):	238.79
Pieces:	6
Class:	Martian (shergottite)
Shock stage:	high
Weathering grade:	moderate
Ferrosilite (mol%):	49.5±9.2, 28.4±6.7
Wollastonite (mol%):	15.7±3.3, 33.3±2.0
Classifier:	C. Agee, UNM
Type spec mass (g):	20.5
Type spec location:	UNM
Main mass:	Sean Tutorow
Comments:	Field name G613; submitted by C. Agee, UNM