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| Sunday: | CLOSED |
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| Monday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Tuesday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday: | CLOSED |
| Thursday: | 10:30 am - 7:00 pm |
| Friday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Saturday: | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
This is a fragment from a Martian meteorite that was discovered in 2022 in Algeria, North Africa. Lab analysis concluded that it is a "Martian Nakhlite" which is considered to be one of the rarest of all Martian meteorites. It was likely ejected from Mars by an asteroid impact.
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After collecting fossils as a hobby for many years growing up, Dave Douglass opened Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop in 1970 at the age of 20 (with the help of his parents) at 1312 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The shop contained minerals and fossils, mostly self-collected by the Douglass family.
