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Name:
NWA 1068 (Mars Meteorite)
Age: Found - April 2001
Location: Northwest Africa
Size: Weight - .070g
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This is a highly collectible meteorite. It is a specimen of Northwest Africa 1068, a famous meteorite from Mars. NWA 1068 was found in the Sahara Desert in April of 2001. The total known weight of all recovered masses is about 1 kilogram. This meteorite is a type of Martian Shergottite called picrite, which is characterized by abundant olivine xenocrysts within a primarily low-Ca pyroxine rock. Following the recovery of this meteorite, a third subgroup of Shergottites was recognized. This is your chance to own your very own piece of the Red Planet! (Custom mount and color description card are included for free.)
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