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Zag is an H3-6 chondrite from Morocco. It is also a witnessed fall. It is one of only 2 known meteorites to contain salt and water on a molecular level.
This offer is for one to three
small fragments selected from the same lot shown in the photo. Some of
these have crust. The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is
not included. Your purchase includes a labelled gemjar.
...
From the Meteoritical Bulletin Entry on Zag -
Zag
Western Sahara or Morocco
Fell 1998 August 4 or 5
Ordinary chondrite (H3-6)
A meteorite fall was witnessed on a mountain in the vicinity of Zag, Morocco. About 175 kg have been sold by local people to dealers and collectors under the names Zag, Sagd, and Tan-Tan. Classification and mineralogy (A. Bischoff and D. Weber, Mün): a regolith breccia (pers. comm., R. Wieler, ETH); olivine, Fa1.6–30.0, with peak at Fa19; pyroxene, Fs3.3–26.6 with peak at Fs17; shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W0/1. Specimens: 26.6 kg, JNMC; type specimens, ETH and Mün.