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GENUINE AND RARE LUNAR METEORITE NWA 4881 A-LUN Found in the Sahara Desert by Nomads and later purchased in Quarzazate, Morocco, in 2005 Country: MAURITANIA OR ALGERIA, Coordinates: unknown
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NWA 4881 A-LUN Type: Stone, Lunar (A-LUN): Achondrite (lunar, granulitic breccia) Total known weight: 606 g, 1 piece.
Mauritania or Algeria Find: 2005 Achondrite (lunar, granulitic breccia) History: Found in 2005 and purchased by Stefan Ralew in January 2007 from a dealer in Quarzazate, Morocco. Physical characteristics: A single, broken, irregular conical stone (606 g) partially covered by translucent, pale greenish fusion crust and with a pale gray-brown interior (Fig. 2). Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Fine-grained recrystallized breccia composed of larger plagioclase grains (converted partially to maskelynite) poikilitically enclosing very small grains (mostly 30-80 microns) of low-Ca pyroxenes, olivine, Ti-chromite, ilmenite, troilite and metal. Mineral compositions and Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa40.4-58.8, FeO/MnO = 91-100), plagioclase (An96.1-98Or<0.1), pigeonite (Fs32.0-64.5Wo9.5-13.1, FeO/ MnO = 51.1-62). Classification: Achondrite (lunar, granulitic breccia). This stone is paired with NWA 3163 (Irving et al. 2006) and NWA 4483; in combination these specimens evidently represent naturally broken pieces from a crusted lunar meteorite weighing at least 2448 g. Specimens: A total of 20 g of sample and one polished mount are on deposit at UWS. Ralew holds the main mass. Submitted by: A. Irving, UWS. Your Moon 'Rock' comes in a specially designed box from the "LUNAR COLLECTION NWA 4483", which consists of various motivs from the Apollo Moon Missions. Autheticity is guaranteed. We are member # 3420 of the IMCA ( International Meteorite Collectors Association ) and Authenticity of all our meteorite material is our goal. The Special Box measures 56 x 36 x 15 mm. This Lunar Meteorite is a beautiful breccia, not to be missed in any Meteorite Collection. We hope you will enjoy your own little piece of our earthly neighbour! |
