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White Mars Necklace I Martian Meteorite Silver Pendant with white Diamond
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- $ 1,800.00
White Mars Necklace
An out-of-this-world rhombus-shaped pendant featuring a rare, authentic hand carved Martian meteorite center stone set in .925 sterling silver and accented by a brilliant white diamond. The polished center stone is set off by the natural contrast of its light and dark poikiloblastic lherzalitic crystalline petrology.
The White Mars pendant features a genuine martian meteorite center stone hand carved in the US from the martian shergottite “lherzalite” with official classification name Northwest Africa 14713.
Setting and Chain (chain optional): 925 Silver
Pendant Dimensions (with bail): 30.16 mm x 18.91 mm x 5.17 mm
Martian Center Stone Dimensions: 12.46 mm x 12.95 mm x 1.67 mm
Official name: Northwest Africa 14713
Abbreviation: NWA 14713
Class: Martian Meteorite
Subclass:
Shergottite
Year Found: 2021
Country: Northwest Africa
What you get: Pendant with center stone of the Martian Shergottite meteorite NWA 14713, membrane shipping and storage box, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.
We offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy.
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Northwest Africa 14713
Status: Official
| Basic information |
Name: Northwest Africa 14713 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. |
|---|---|
| Classification history: |
Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 111 (2023): Martian (shergottite) |
| Comments: | Approved 19 Mar 2022 |
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111: Northwest Africa 14713 (NWA 14713) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2021 Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite) History: Purchased January, 2021 by Mark Lyon from a Northwest African dealer. Physical characteristics: Three identical appearing stones with green-black mottled exterior, saw cuts reveals a coarse cumulate interior dominated by light and dark colored crystals. Petrography: (A. Ross, UNM; D. Dickens, NMMS; C. Agee, UNM) Examination of a polished microprobe mount and image analysis using ImageJ shows ~25% igneous-zoned olivine, ~35% igneous-zoned pyroxene and ~35% maskelynite, with opaques making up the remainder. Chromite, ilmenite, merrillite, and troilite were detected. Geochemistry: (A. Ross, UNM) Olivine Fa35.4±2.8 Fe/Mn=49±3, n=10; Pigeonite Fs25.7±3.2Wo9.2±2.4, Fe/Mn=29±2, n=8; augite Fs16.5±1.0Wo34.6±1.3, Fe/Mn=26±3, n=3; plagioclase An54.8±1.2Ab43.9±1.2, Or 1.3±0.2, n=5. Classification: Martian lherzolitic shergottite Specimens: 20 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Mark Lyon holds the main mass. |
| Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
Place of purchase: Algeria |
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