Lunar Meteorite

Lunar Meteorites (Mondmeteorite,

月の隕石, 月球陨石, météorite lunaire, la meteorite lunare, el meteorito lunar, Lunaire meteoriet)

(last update 01/16/2006 10:38 AM)

View a list of fine lunar meteorites:

There are less than 30 meteorites known to be pieces of Earth's Moon (lunar meteorites).

The total weight of all recovered moon meteorites is less than 6kg (versus e.g.: thousands of tons of high cutting quality diamonds are found each year).

Such these moon meteorites are really unique and precious treasures from space!

(German link)

Wie gelangen Steine des Monds auf die Erde? m.freundlicher Genehmigung von

Christian Pinter-Wiener Zeitung

How are we sure our Meteorites are from Moon?

Mineral composition, chemical analysis results, isotope ratios, advanced optical studies, and textures of the lunar meteorites are all similar to those of samples collected on the lunar surface during Apollo missions.

Certain ratios (An (90-99), Fe/Mn (ol) ~100) must match and of course the combination of all studies and compares with other lunar meteorites already classified must fit in a pretty precise range so science can be sure that this is a lunar meteorite.

Unlike meteorites originating from asteroids samples from the surface of earth's moon almost always contain free glass formed in space by impacts from space on the lunar surface.

For the same reason lunar meteorites show often explicit shock features (glassy veins and damaged mineral grains).

Because of how the Moon formed, lunar highland material is composed predominantly of anorthicite.

As far as we know anorthicite is extremely uncommon on asteroids and on the surface of any other planet or planetary satellites.

Mythological References of Earth's Moon

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NWA 2700 lunar Gabbro

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Sayh al Uhaymir 300, SaU 300

Lunar granulite breccia, granoblastic with poikilitic inclusions (S2)

An individual of 152.6 g was discovered by Thomas and Paul Kurtz of of Bartoschewitz natural science expedition team on a gravel plateau of Miocene fresh-water limestone of Middle Fars group about 42 km SSE of Al Ghaba Resthouse (Adam County), while searching in the martian SaU strewnfield.

Total recovered mass: 0.1526 kg; ind date: Feb. 21st, 2004

An 95.8

Class: Bartoschewitz

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1.Moon Meteorite - original old lunar crust:

4.5 Billion years ago: Earth struck by mars-sized object

4.4Billion years ago: Moon crust - radio date

Top Surprise: New type of Lunar Material was discovered:

Top Hot News about Lunaite Dho 489: Lunar Crustal Material similar in composition to the surprising recovery of the Genesis Rock brought back by Apollo 15

4.27 billion years old!

- almost as old as Earth's Moon itself!

A 34.4 g stone was found. A feldspathic fragmental breccia consisting of clasts of various lithologies embedded into a fine-grained crystalline matrix.

More info and surprising creation history data are here:

a)Dho 489

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2004/pdf/1222.pdf

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2004/pdf/5131.pdf

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1284.pdf

TkW only 34.4g

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Note: This material can only be sold as long as the very limited stock might last and it is almost 100% sold out!

It is not quite cheap and the price will be raised every consecutive month (at the 1st of each month) at least 5%. Only few buyers were able to get this meteorite.

0,002g sold; 0,004g sold; 0,003g 3x3mm $29; 0,03gsuperb part slice 7x5mm $240;

0,01g sold; 0,713g sold;

0.11g superb part slice 14x14mm $1000; 0,19g superb part slice 19x17mm

2.Lunar Meteorites from "mare" basalt plains (igneous rock types) on Earth's Moon:

Al-Qaryah Ash Sahrqiyah, or short AQAS, (aka Wadi Zemzem) Lunar mare basalt with regolith breccia (Olivine, low Titan)

1 stone of 124g was found early 2000/11/22 in the sand desert

0.045g 3x2mm $50; 0.01g 2x2mm $14

Lunar mare basalt with regolith breccia, Dho 287A.

0,001g sold; 0.077g slice 8x5mm $210; 0.02g slice 8x5mm $55; 0.08g slice 8x5mm sold $; 0.02g slice 7x5mm $55;

NORTHWEST AFRICA 032

TkW: 300 g found in Morocco. A second stone of NWA 479 with 156 g , was discovered later and seems to be paired with NWA 032. It is an unbrecciated, interior mare basalt. Olivine, pyroxene, chromite are occuring in a fine-grained silica glass rich (in shock veins) matrix of feldspar and pyroxene crystals.

0.04g slice 5x5mm $190;

3.Moon Meteorites from lunar "highlands" -Anorthosite Group:

DaG 996 - Lunar meteorite (fragmental breccia)

Libya

Found 1999 May 14

very strong mosaicism of plagioclase as well as abundant melt veins and melt pockets attest a high degree of shock;

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0,001g sold ; 0,004g; 0,03g 4x4mm sold, 0,047 6x6mm slice

0,044 6x5mm; 05,55g sold; 0,713g sold; 0,26g 11x11mm;

1,008g 17x13mm complete slice

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highly beautiful!

DaG 262 , Lunaite (Lunarite, Moon meteorite, Mondmeteorit )

A meteorite with nice fusion crust was found march 1997. Analysis showed that it was a lunar highlands regolith breccia . This lunar meteorite is of highest scientific value and outstanding rare! The total weight of all recovered moon meteorites is less than 5kg (versus e.g.: hundreds of thousands of tons of high cutting quality terrestrial gems are found each year) Such these moon meteorites are really .unique and precious treasures from space! DaG 262 is the most beautiful of all known moon meteorites : It has a fresh appearance , very detailed texture with explicit shock and brecciation features. DaG 262 is very colourful and rich in contrast . Exiting are the visible glass inclusions.

DaG 262 almost all sold out!

Definitely one of the most beautiful of all known moon meteorites! (all highly beautiful! detailed texture)

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Sale "Moon" bug boxes with magnifier: original size of lunar meteorite is clearly visible with naked eye! Still some available:

1 bug box (original stone size appr. 2x1mm) : $26

3 bug boxes : $ 70

they come with certificates!

Dho 309 - Lunar meteorite - anorthositic impact melt breccia

Lunar meteorite (anorthositic impact melt breccia)

A grey, partly fusion-crusted 81.3 g stone was found

2002 January 14

the meteorite is a clast-poor impact melt breccia; mineral fragments and lithic clasts are embedded in a matrix of devitrified glass. plagioclase An93-98Or0.1-0.4; olivine Fo75-89 (atomic Fe/Mn ~79); orthopyroxene En80-86Wo2-5; clinopyroxene En46-82Wo5-46

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DHO 310: LUNAR METEORITE - POLYMICT BRECCIA
Lunar meteorite (anorthositic impact melt breccia)

in Dho 310 were found high pressure minerals originating

from deep lunar crust or even the uppermost mantle region.

Here are some the links:

http://www.geokhi.ru/~meteorit/publication/demidova-ms2003-e.pdf

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/1063.pdf
A grey 10.8 g stone was found 2002 January 15 in the Dhofar region. Classification and mineralogy mineralogy (S. Demidova, Vernad; G. Kurat, NHMV): fusion crust is absent; the meteorite is a fragmental regolith breccia containing numerous mineral fragments and clasts of feldspathic rocks embedded in a devitrified glassy matrix; clasts of granulites and possible igneous rocks are abundant and have mainly anorthositic and troctolitic-noritic compositions, impact melt breccias and pyroxenitic clasts are also present; plagioclase An96-99Or0.1-0.2; olivine Fo44-86 (atomic Fe/Mn ~79); orthopyroxene En59-88Wo1-5; clinopyroxene En33-77Wo5-47; accessory minerals are Ti-rich chromite, ulvöspinel, pleonaste, ilmenite (2-7 wt% MgO), armalcolite, silica, troilite, FeNi metal; composition of the impact melt matrix is MgO 4.8, CaO 18.5, Al2O3 29.1, SiO2 43.5, FeO 3.0 (wt%);

0,005g 3x4mm ; 0,018g 7x7mm, 1,45g 18x16mm

Lunar impact melt breccia - Dho 461

One lunar meteorite of 33.72g was Found April 22, 2001

It is considered paired with the Lunar meteorite Dhofar 026 bearing the following characteristics:

clast-poor, anorthositic, crystalline melt breccia containing clasts of feldspathic rocks embedded in a

completely devitrified fine-grained matrix; vesicles are abundant; sphere-shaped, chondrule-like

inclusions and impact melt veins are present;

Available: ultrathin slices: 0.005g 4x2mm $14, 0,037g 4x6mm $43

Lunar anorthositic breccia: Dho 490

Very rare, top quality lunar meteorite (highly aesthetic), different in appearance to other known lunar meteorites! (It is not paired to any other known Dhofar Lunaites)
Description and references

Beautiful material with surprising texture, very fresh:

$4 only for a gem box with appr.3mg of dust to grain sized lunar material. (Note: Although nobody could by todays technical means can prove due its small sized grains the difference of lunar dust to terrastrial dust! Lunar and terrastrial grains of pyroxenes, olivine or feldspar virtually look identical). Only our Certificate of Authenticity and seal on the gem box proves that it is real moondust.

1,231g slice highly beautiful

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Lunar Meteorite Sale

Beautiful lunar rock shown in an impressive Frame

for $180! (3 frames with lunar rocks for $500!)

Containing:

	Picture of the complete piece as it was found.
	a 6x4mm slice of Lunar Stone, (the lunar material can be easily removed from the frame)
	Certificate of Autheticity, with scientific references.
	statement of the weight of the piece of moon (weighed precise as 1 mg)

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Lunar Meteorite - Dho 306

A tiny meteorite of a total mass of 12.5g was found on June 29 2001

Available: ultrathin slices: 0,08g $59

Lunar Meteorite - Dho 307

A small meteorite of a total mass of 50gr was found on April 14th 2001

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Lunar breccia - Dho 302

TkW: only 3.83g

0.006g 3x3mm; 0.01g 5x3mm; or 0.035g;

0,55g beautiful complete end piece 12x9x3mm (TkW less than 4g!)
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Lunar Meteorite, Lunar breccia - Dho 303

TkW: only 4.15g

0,015g 3x5mm; 0,108g end piece 8x4mm, 0.038 g slice

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Lunar Anorthosite, brecciated, DaG 400

0.006g 3x3mm; 0.016g 4x6mm; 0,01g sold; 0.134g 6x8mm
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1 bug box (original stone size appr.1-2x1-2mm): $18
3 bug boxes : $ 50
the moon meteorites come with certificate of authenticity!

Lunar anorthositic granulitic breccia DHO 733,

the lunar meteorite contains relics of mineral and lithic clasts and shows granoblastic or poikiloblastic textures; anorthositic, troctolitic and gabbro-noritic lithologies are present;

GS $13; BB $25