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This new meteorite display features a sample of the newest and freshest meteorite from the planet Mars! - a small sample of the Martian shegottite "Tissint which just fell to Earth in July of 2011.  Very little of this material on the market right now.  (read more about the Tissint Martian meteorite below)

Refer to the photo.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included.  Your specimen will be a small fragment of this meteorite, and it may have tiny patches of fusion crust or shock darkening visible.

The meteorite specimen is encased in a clear acrylic gemjar which is placed inside a handsome display box that has a black pebblegrain finish and a glass viewing window.  The Mars Rock can be removed from the case and handled or examined.  The color artwork inside the display has a retro-vintage astronomy theme and it was laser printed for highest quality.  This display would make the ideal gift for someone who has everything.  This would also make a fine outreach or educational prop and it would look great on display in the office or observatory.

More info about the Tata Martian meteorite -

Witnessed fall, July 2011 (Tata Morocco)

Two of the most exciting and collectible types of meteorites are witnessed falls and planetaries (lunars and martians).  Naturally, meteorite enthusiasts love witnessed fall planetaries, and there have only been four of these meteorites in history.  All four of these meteorites are Martians - Chassigny (1815, France), Shergotty (1865, India), Nakhla (1911, Egypt), and Zagami (1962, Nigeria).  Of these four, Zagami is the only one that is readily available on the collector market.  Chassigny is the "type specimen" for all Chassignite Martian meteorites.  Likewise, Shergotty is the type specimen for all Shergottites, and Nakhla is the type specimen for all Nakhlites.

 Every experienced collector knows that Shergotty, Chassigny, and Nakhla are very hard to acquire and are fantastically expensive.  Most collectors who want to add a witnessed fall planetary to their collection must settle for a small piece of Zagami, a Martian shergottite that fell to Earth in Nigeria in 1962.  Since Zagami, there has not been another witnessed fall of a Martian meteorite......until July 2011.

In July 2011, near Foumzgit in the Tata region of Morocco, a fireball was witnessed by desert nomads.  Little did anyone know at the time, but that fireball heralded the arrival of a truly historic meteorite.  There were witnesses who heard an explosion and other sounds when the meteorite broke apart in flight.  When the first pieces of this meteorite were found, it was obvious that this space rock was not your typical ordinary chondrite.   It had the unmistakeable glossy black fusion crust of an achondrite, and the exposed areas of the matrix showed a pristine grey material that was entirely devoid of chondrules or metal flecks.  Excitement started to build when experienced hunters recognized these new stones as Martian meteorites. 

For the first time in nearly fifty years, a chunk of the planet Mars had crashed to Earth and was recovered.  Hunters, dealers, brokers, and investors went berserk over this new fall.  The existence of this new meteorite was kept secret while hunters scoured the strewnfield for specimens.  It was not until the last month that the existence of this meteorite was confirmed and it started to appear on the collector market.  

In addition to the frenzy amongst collectors, scientists are very excited about this new Martian.  Unlike all other Martians on the market, this new meteorite is fresh and pristine because it was recovered before terrestrial weathering could contaminate the material.  This meteorite represents the freshest samples of the planet Mars ever to find it's way into the hands of science.   Dr. Anthony Irving at the University of Washington is currently analyzing this meteorite for the Meteoritical Society and the official classification is expected to be finished very soon.  Preliminary examinations have revealed that this meteorite is a shergottite and the provisional name is "Tata", although this is not expected to be the final official name. (update - final name is now Tissint)

According to reports, these is a scant 1-2 kilograms of this material on the collector market, and much of the overall TKW (approx. 8-9 kilos?) has already been allocated to institutions for study.  Wealthy collectors have also snapped up the largest remaining pieces and the rest of this material is vanishing quickly into collections.  I have managed to acquire a small amount of this new Martian meteorite and I am offering it to collectors.  Now is your chance to own a pristine piece of the planet Mars!
 

From the official Meteoritical Bulletin entry for Tissint :

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