The Lúa Chea Pendant I Lunar Meteorite Jewelry I Pendant
The Lúa Chea - lunar meteorite pendant
The Lúa Chea Center Stone: Hand shaped Lunar Meteorite. This is a real piece of the Moon that was ejected by a meteorite impact on the surface of our Moon. The ejecta from that impact eventually landed on Earth as a meteorite. This lunar meteorite is classified as a Feldspathic Lunar Breccia, and was recovered from the dry deserts of Northwest Africa.
Setting and Chain (optional): 925 Silver
Description: Lúa Chea is a unique handcrafted Lunar Meteorite Pendant with center stone fashioned from a piece of the Moon. Made from the beautiful lunar meteorite NWA 16530 and set in Sterling Silver. Accompanying 18" Sterling Silver necklace is available for $25 additional.
Dimensions not including bail: Approximately 8mm x 8mm x 5mm
Dimensions including bail: Approximately 14mm x 8mm x 5mm
Official name: NWA 16530
Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Year Found: 2021
Country: Mali
Parent body: The Moon - this material was ejected from our only natural satellite when the Moon was hit by another meteorite. It should be noted that we do not know exactly which crater this lunar meteorite was ejected from.
This beautiful moon pendant has been hand crafted and assembled in the US by AZ based artisan Josh Eisler. Each pendant has a unique center stone and it is a completely unique part of the Moon. No two pendants are exactly alike. The center stone for this pendant was ejected from the Moon and recovered in Mali by camel shepherds in 2021. The center stone has been free-hand shaped to find the best qualities in each area of the stone, and making every piece totally unique. The pendant is set in .925 Sterling Silver.
The story: Our Moon takes a lot of hits. This is evidenced by the millions of craters that cover the moon's surface. Thankfully the bombardments have slowed down considerably in the last few hundred thousand years, but they still do occur from time to time. Lunar meteorites are material ejected from our Moon's surface when it gets hit by a meteorite. If the impact has enough energy, some of the ejecta gets thrown so far it escapes the Moon's gravity becoming meteoroids hurtling through space. Some of those lunar meteoroids have the potential to eventually fall into Earth's gravity well and go screaming through the atmosphere to hit the surface. Once they hit the Earth's surface, they earn the designation of being a meteorite. Much later, perhaps thousands of years later, an even smaller fraction of the meteorites that didn't fall into the oceans or onto unrecoverable terrain, are recovered by nomads and others who happen to find them. Nothing short of miraculous odds. To describe them as rare, is perhaps an understatement.
| Comments: | Approved 8 Apr 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 113:
Northwest Africa 16530 (NWA 16530) Morocco Purchased: 2024 Jan Classification: Lunar meteorite (frag. breccia) History: A group of small stones was purchased by Joshua Eisler from an anonymous Moroccan dealer in Tucson, Arizona, during the 2024 Gem and Mineral Show. 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 Specimens: 20.6 g at TCU; remainder with J. Eisler |
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