AMGALA 001 - Mineral ruby teardrop Approximate Stone Size: 10mm

Approximate Stone Size: 10mm

sanded and painted black

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sometimes with internal zoning

Approximate Size for 1 piece: 50mm x 10mm x 10mm Approximate Weight for 1 piece: 7g

AMGALA 001 - Mineral ruby teardrop Approximate Stone Size: 10mmMined from: Western Sahara, North Africa Description: This Martian shergottite, designated AMGALA 001, was recovered in 2022 from the Western Sahara and represents a rare piece of basaltic rock ejected from the surface of Mars. Classified as an olivine phyric shergottite, it contains visible olivine crystals set within a finer grained igneous matrix, formed from volcanic activity on Mars. These meteorites are thought to have been launched from the