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Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Martian Meteorites

Date: 03/11/2009
Size: 145 items
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Planet Mars

Planet Mars

Welcome to our collection of fantastic martian meteorites! Each stone is a remarkable piece of the red planet which made its way to Earth over millions of years

Date: 07/17/2009
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Lafayette Meteorite - Original stone on display at the Smithsonian

Lafayette Meteorite - Original stone on display at the Smithsonian

One of the most famous and beautiful of the martian meteorites! - its flow lines are legendary - it was recovered by a student of Indiana's Purdue University - he gave it to Purdue after it fell near him while fishing

Date: 07/17/2009
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Lafayette fragment - 20.1 grams

Lafayette fragment - 20.1 grams

Collector Jim Schwade obtained this fragment of Lafayette from the Flight Museum of Natural History in Chicago

Date: 07/17/2009
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Lafayette Specimen Card

Lafayette Specimen Card

This is a copy of the specimen card of what was the largest single fragment held by collectors other than the original stone which is currently held by the Smithsonian

Date: 01/01/2000
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Featured: Lafayette - .020 grams   Approved

Featured: Lafayette - .020 grams Approved

We are very lucky to have this significant and detailed fragment in our collection - it came from the 20.1 gram Jim Schwade fragment pictured above

Date: 07/17/2009
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Featured: Lafayette - .020 grams

Featured: Lafayette - .020 grams

Our Lafayette specimen is classified as a martian meteorite belonging to the nakhlite type

Date: 07/17/2009
Views: 6501
Mars Spirit Rover

Mars Spirit Rover

NASA's twin robot geologists - the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity - launched toward Mars on June 10 and July 7, 2003

Date: 05/23/2009
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Featured: NWA 2975 - Possible Pairing - Martian - .248 grams

Featured: NWA 2975 - Possible Pairing - Martian - .248 grams

Our newly found crusted sample was recovered in the same large strewnfield area as NWA 2975

Date: 05/23/2009
Views: 6786
Featured: NWA 2975 - Possible Pairing - Martian - .248 grams

Featured: NWA 2975 - Possible Pairing - Martian - .248 grams

A look at the back side of this amazing little sample of the Martian planet

Date: 05/23/2009
Views: 6747
Chassigny in the Natural History Museum in Vienna

Chassigny in the Natural History Museum in Vienna

Chassigny feel in 1815 - and it has been estimated that the meteorite originally weighed about 4,000 grams - however only about 570 grams are preserved today - the little crumbs seen in the picture sometimes make it to collectors!

Date: 05/16/2010
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Chassigny - Martian - fragment Approved

Chassigny - Martian - fragment Approved

This is our first little crumb that we were able to obtain from a trusted dealer!

Date: 05/16/2010
Views: 4951
Chassigny - Martian - fragment

Chassigny - Martian - fragment

Chassigny is distinctly different from the other SNC's - so it has been assigned its own signature subgroup - chassignite - in order to distinguish it from the Martian shergottites and nakhilites

Date: 05/16/2010
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Dar al Gani 476 - Original Stone in-situ

Dar al Gani 476 - Original Stone in-situ

This brownish stone weighing 2,015 grams was found in the Sahara in 1998

Date: 05/26/2009
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Dar al Gani 476 - Martian - .100 grams  Approved

Dar al Gani 476 - Martian - .100 grams Approved

The meteorite is classified as a Martian basaltic shergottite and it is paired with at least four other separate masses - DaG 489, DaG 670, DaG 735, and DaG 876

Date: 04/28/2009
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Dar al Gani 476 - Martian - .100 grams

Dar al Gani 476 - Martian - .100 grams

This stone was the first Martian meteorite recovered from a desert environment - the Libyan Sahara desert

Date: 04/28/2009
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Dar al Gani 735 - Original Stone in-situ

Dar al Gani 735 - Original Stone in-situ

This 588 gram complete stone covered with desert varnish was also found in the Dar al Gani region of the Sahara in 1997

Date: 05/26/2009
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Dar al Gani 735 - Martian - .042 grams Approved

Dar al Gani 735 - Martian - .042 grams Approved

This dark sample is also classified as a shergottite

Date: 05/26/2009
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Dar al Gani 735 - Martian - .042 grams

Dar al Gani 735 - Martian - .042 grams

A comparison with DaG 476 shows both stones to be similar and are probably paired - but DaG 735 does not contain terrestrial carbonate veins and appears less weathered

Date: 05/26/2009
Views: 6126
Dean Bessey

Dean Bessey

He has been one of the largest suppliers of meteorites from Sahara Desert nomads - he also has sold very small micro fragments of Martian meteorites - photo courtesy Peter Marmet

Date: 09/19/2009
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Dean Bessey Label

Dean Bessey Label

Dean Bessey sold a crushed piece of Dar al Gani 489 in the form of micro specimens - "Bessey Specs" - this gave many collectors at that time a chance to obtain a small planetary meteorite sample for their own collection

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 5878
Dar al Gani 489 - Micro Approved

Dar al Gani 489 - Micro Approved

This is our own "Bessey Spec" of Dar al Gani 489 - it has been classified as a Martian (shergottite)

Date: 09/19/2009
Views: 5880
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