Basaltic shergottite meteorite, Augite, Maskelynite
Zagami Martian meteorite, Faskari, Katsina, Nigeria
9mm slice of Zagami meteorite. Composition is 75% pigeonite and augite and 18% plagioclase glass maskelynite, with other minor components. Ref. Stephen, N. R. etal: Mineralogy of the Martian Meteorite Zagami. 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 1-5, 2010 LPI Contribution No. 1533, p.2367 , 03/2010.
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