Emerald Mars Necklace I Martian Meteorite Silver Pendant with Emerald

Emerald Mars Pendant Reach for the stars with this one-of-a-kind pendant. At its center rests an authentic piece of Mars, carrying the ancient secrets of the Red Planet across the cosmos. It is embraced by a lush, vivid emerald that brings vibrant life to the celestial stone. Hand-set in sterling silver, this piece bridges the mystery of deep space with earthly elegance. The Emerald Mars pendant holds a genuine Martian meteorite center stone handcrafted in the US into an elegant work of art. The Emerald Mars pendant comes with a signed certificate of authenticity. Formed over millions of years on the planet Mars, no two pendants are ever exactly alike. Each center stone represents a unique part of the Mars' geology. The center stone was carved from a genuine classified Martian shergottite meteorite analyzed using an electron microprobe, published in the Meteoritical Bulletin, and given the official name Amgala 001 by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society. The Emerald Mars martian meteorite pendant brings a genuine piece of the planet Mars into your orbit. Make a unique statement in a mass produced world. Nothing else can compare. A once in a lifetime connection to our another planet. Wear more than jewelry, wear a tangible connection to the universe and beyond. Setting and Chain (chain optional): 925 Silver Pendant Dimensions (including bail): 31.08 mm x 19.03 mm x 4.87 mm Martian Center Stone Dimensions: 13.13 mm x 12.74 mm x 1.71 mm Official name: Amgala 001 Class: Martian Meteorite Subclass: Shergottite olivine-phyric Year Found: 2022 Country: Western Sahara What you get: Pendant with center stone of the Martian Shergottite meteorite with official name Amgala 001, membrane shipping and storage box, and signed Certificate of Authenticity. We offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy. SEE OFFICIAL METEORITICAL SOCIETY ENTRY BELOW Amgala 001 Basic information Name: Amgala 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Western Sahara Mass: 34.67 kg Classification history: Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 112 (2023) Martian (shergottite) Recommended: Martian (shergottite) This is 1 of 318 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite). Comments: Approved 30 Jul 2023 Writeup: Writeup from MB 112: Amgala 001 26.014°N, 11.020°W Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara Purchased: 2022 Dec Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite) History: Multiple stones were found together in December 2022 near Meharrize. Said Muftah Bachir and Ziyao Wang bought 12 kg together from the finders, including the largest 5200 g individual; Mark Lyon acquired 19165 g from two different dealers; Aziz Habibi obtained 3500 g from another dealer. Physical characteristics: Weathered exterior surfaces of the stones are brown with a distinctive knobby appearance. Fresh interiors are greenish-gray with darker olivine phenocrysts visible. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Zoned olivine phenocrysts (up to 2 mm in length) are set in a groundmass with variable grainsize composed predominantly of prismatic, zoned clinopyroxene and lath-like maskelynite, together with accessory alkali feldspar, pyrrhotite, ulvöspinel, chromite (with variable Ti content), ilmenite, baddeleyite and chlorapatite. Thin opaque shock veins crosscut the specimen as well as secondary calcite veinlets. Olivine phenocrysts contain small patches of alteration products (red-brown in thin section). Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa31.7-56.6, FeO/MnO = 52-55, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs27.7-48.4Wo10.4-9.8, FeO/MnO = 29-35, N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs20.7-30.4Wo32.5-34.6, FeO/MnO = 28-32, N = 2), maskelynite (An47.4-50.5Or2.2-1.7, N = 2), alkali feldspar (Ab49.4Or34.0An16.7). Classification: Shergottite (olivine-phyric). Specimens: 68.3 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. S. Bachir/WangZ (12 kg), Mr. M. Lyon (19165 g) and Mr. A. Habibi (3500 g). Data from: MB112 Table 0 Line 0: State/Prov/County: Saguia el Hamra Place of purchase: Algeria and Morocco Date: P 2022 Dec Latitude: 26.014°N Longitude: 11.020°W Mass (g): 34665 Pieces: many Class: Martian (shergottite) Shock stage: high Weathering grade: low Fayalite (mol%): 31.7-56.6 Ferrosilite (mol%): 27.7-48.4; 20.7-30.4 Wollastonite (mol%): 8.0-10.4; 32.5-34.6 Classifier: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Type spec mass (g): 68.3 Type spec location: UWB