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Tarkint 001 Martian Shergottite 4.8g Polished Complete Slice
Tarkint 001 Martian Shergottite 4.8g Polished Complete Slice
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This is a complete slice of Tarkint 001. This meteorite was discovered in 2025 in Gao, Mali. There are only about 2 known kilos of this material ever found. If you're working on your Martian collection, make sure you snag a little slice of this one for sure! It was classified as a Martian shergottite, by Dr. Agee at the University of New Mexico. Below is the classification information.
Weight - 4.8g slice
Measurements - 40x25x2mm
Classification - Martian shergottite
Name: Tarkint 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2025
Country: Mali
Mass: 2 kg
Classification history:
Meteoritical Bulletin: Martian (shergottite)
Recommended: Martian (shergottite)
This is 1 of 364 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite).
Search for other: Martian meteorites
Approved 21 Dec 2025
Tarkint 001 17.4959263, 0.6428554
Gao, Mali
Find: 2025
Classification: Martian meteorite (Shergottite)
History: In 2025, fragments of a meteorite were discovered in a desert area 60 km east of the village of Tarkint and approximately 150 km northeast of the city of Gao, Mali. The discovery occurred by chance during a local field survey, where the distinctive surface features of the stones drew the attention of the field researchers. Purchased by Ali Muftah in 2025.
Physical characteristics: The total collected mass was approximately 2 kg. The deposit samples display an exterior partially covered with dark, slightly abraded fusion crust. Sawcut surface reveals many distinctive mm-sized brown-green olivine phenocrysts set in light tan-colored, fine-grained groundmass.
Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Electron microprobe analysis of a polished mount shows this meteorite to be an olivine-phyric shergottite. Olivine phenocrysts display core-rim igneous zoning. Plagioclase has been converted to maskelynite. Fine-grained pigeonite and maskelynite make up the groundmass. Minor amounts of chromite, Ti-magnetite, and troilite are ubiquitous.
Classification: Martian, olivine-phyric shergottite. Visually, the macroscopic texture of this meteorite is reminiscent of NWA 10416, however they are not paired. This meteorite lacks augite and altered olivine, it also has maskelynite-only, with no remnant plagioclase present. This meteorite has olivine that is significantly more forsteritic than NWA 10416.
