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5.69g Lunar Feldspathic Breccia Meteorite piece I Polished on two sides I NWA 11228
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On Offer: 5.69 gram half end piece of the Lunar breccia meteorite NWA 11228.
Description: 5.69 gram half end piece of the Lunar meteorite NWA 11228 with two polished sides and beautiful exterior.
Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Official name: Northwest Africa 11228
Abbreviation: NWA 11228
Year Found: 2017
Paren body: The Moon - this is material ejected from our Moon when it was hit by another meteorite and became a meteorite itself when it hit the Earth.
What you get: 5.69 gram Lunar meteorite specimen as shown, membrane storage/display Box, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.
We offer a 100% no questions asked 30 day return policy.
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| Basic information |
Name: Northwest Africa 11228 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 11228 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 140 g |
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| Comments: | Approved 10 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 11228 (NWA 11228) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 20 Mar 2017 Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Purchased by Dustin Dickens, March 20, 2017, from Mohamed Maulud. Physical characteristics: Many irregular shaped fragments, dark sand-blasted exterior, no fusion crust. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This meteorite is a fragmental breccia with pyroxene, plagioclase, and olivine grains set in fine grained groundmass. Scatttered micro-gabbro fragments were also observed. Ubiquitous, fine grained, accessory Fe-metal and sulfide are present. Minor amount of shock melt was observed in the microprobe section. All pyroxene grains probed were pigeonite, no augite was detected. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and B. Ha, UNM) Olivine Fa40.2±13.6, Fe/Mn=93±9, n=10; pigeonite Fs36.1±7.9Wo11.6±3.5, Fe/Mn=57±6, n=11; plagioclase An94.4±1.1Ab5.0±1.0Or0.6±0.2, n=5; shock melt (proxy for bulk composition) Al2O3=26±1, TiO2=0.14±0.09, MgO=12±6, FeO=3±2 (all wt%), n=2. Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia) Specimens: 20.3 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Dustin Dickens holds the main mass. |
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| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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