On offer: 34.95g Lunar fragmental breccia meteorite end piece

Dimensions:  65.68 mm x 33.50 mm x 12.23 mm 

Official Name: Northwest Africa 16530

Abbreviation: NWA 16530

Observed fall: No

Year found: 2022

Country: Morocco

Classification: Lunar Fragmental Breccia

Description: This is a 34.95 gram amazing end cut of a lunar meteorite that was ejected from the Moon's surface when another meteorite struck that area of the Moon with enough force to send pieces into an Earth crossing trajectory. This end piece has been polished on the interior side and show the beautiful fusion crust of the meteorite as well. This meteorite's interior reveals a dark-gray interior with light angular and rounded clasts.

What you get: 34.95 gram end piece of the lunar fragmental meteorite as shown, shipping/storage membrane box, and a signed Certificate of Authenticity.

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Northwest Africa 16530
Basic information	Name: Northwest Africa 16530      This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 16530 Observed fall: No Year found: 2024 Country: Morocco Mass: 840 g
Classification   history:	Recommended:   Lunar (frag. breccia)    This is 1 of 48 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (frag. breccia).
Comments:	Approved 8 Apr 2024
Writeup	Writeup from MB 113: Northwest Africa 16530 (NWA 16530) Morocco Purchased: 2024 Jan Classification: Lunar meteorite (frag. breccia) Physical characteristics: Many small stones between approximately 1 and 20 g without fusion crust, some with caliche covering part of their exterior. Saw cut reveals a dark-gray interior with light angular and rounded clasts. Petrography: (D. Dickens, CCMS) Examination of a polished microprobe mount shows a polymict fragmental breccia of mostly anorthite with accessory olivine and pyroxene. Fine-grained matrix contains vesicles from <1 µm to approximately 100 µm. A few Fe-Ni grains were observed. Geochemistry: (D. Dickens, CCMS) Olivine Fa24.6±1.4, Fe/Mn=100±15, n=5; Pigeonite Fs22.7±1.1Wo10.9±1.9, Fe/Mn=56±7, n=4; Plagioclase An97.2±0.1Ab2.18±0.1, n=7. Classification: Lunar fragmental breccia Likely paired with Bechar 003, 007, 009, 010, 010, and 012. Specimens: 20.6 g at TCU; remainder with J. Eisler
Data from:   MB113   Table 0   Line 0:	Place of purchase: Tucson, AZ Date: P 2024 Jan Mass (g): 840 Pieces: Many Class: Lunar (frag. breccia) Fayalite (mol%): 24.6±1.4 Ferrosilite (mol%): 22.7±1.1 Wollastonite (mol%): 10.9±1.9 Classifier: D. Dickens, CCMS Type spec mass (g): 20.6 Type spec location: TCU Main mass: Mr. J. Eisler Comments: Field name; JE01.; submitted by Dustin Dickens
Institutions    and collections	TCU: Oscar E. Monnig Collection, Department of Geology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX 76129, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 2012-02-24) CCMS: Colorado Center for Meteoritic Studies 6200 Becker LN Loveland, CO 80538, United States (private address; updated 2024-01-22)
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References:	Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Cartier C., Consolmagno G., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Miao B. and Zhang B. (2025) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 113. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Find references in NASA ADS: Find references in Google Scholar:
Geography:	Coordinates: Unknown. Statistics:       This is 1 of 2398 approved meteorites from >Morocco (plus 36 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)