Zagami is a Martian meteorite weighing about . It landed from a farmer near Zagami, Nigeria, and became buried in a hole about deep. According to Ron Baalke of NASA/JPL, "The Zagami meteorite is the most easily obtainable SNC meteorite available to collectors," referring to the SNC classification of meteorites (Shergottites, Nakhlites, Chassignites), of which Martian meteorites belong.
Zagamiite
Zagamiite is a mineral that was found in the meteorite and is therefore named after it.Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, Vitali B. Prakapenka, John R. Beckett, Eran Greenberg, Vitali B. Prakapenka: Zagamiite, CaAl2Si3.5O11, the Hexagonal High-Pressure CAS Phase with Dominant Si, as a Mineral from Mars. In: MDPI: Minerals, Special Issue: Phase Transitions and Physical Properties of Minerals under Extreme Conditions of Pressure and Temperature, Volume 14, Issue p. 18; , Epub 22 December 2023.
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