Mondmeteorite
月の隕石, 月球陨石, météorite lunaire, la meteorite lunare, el meteorito lunar, Lunaire meteoriet)
(last update 05/04/09 Erich Haiderer)
View a list of fine lunar meteorites:
There are less than 50 distinct meteorites known today to be pieces of Earth's Moon (lunar meteorites).
The total weight of all recovered moon meteorites is appr. 40kg (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!
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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.
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.
Because of how the Moon formed, lunar highland material is composed predominantly of Anorthite which is a white, plagioclase feldspar that causes Moons their pale shimmering color.
Another plagioclase feldspar "anorthosite" that is a typical mineral candidate for lunar highlands is quite uncommon on asteroids and on the surface of any other planet or planetary satellites.
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DhoXXX - Lunaite
A completely new rare (prov. from a different unique lunar region) and interesting (extremely sodic unlike any other lunaite) lunar type:
to be published in the next bulletin.
Available: 0,45g slice (1 side perfect - 1 side irregular with few major saw damages); 0,47g Sold; 1.92gr slice Sold; 3.830g; 3,669gr endpiece;
18.89gr extremely beautiful complete endpiece/ main mass with large surface area 40x36x11mm roundish shape, greenish-brownish colour with large vesicles (up to 3mm).
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Dho 1436 - Lunaite
Special: 1 part slice left - ask: erich.haiderer@chello.at
24.2 g was found . Available are wonderful slices: extremely beautiful (colour and contrast rich as well as some surprising features like intriguing looking mineral clasts and large fresh, glassy vesicles!) of Dho 1436 - Lunaite for Euro 905/grm: 0.004g SOLD!; 0,07g Euro 75; 0,214gr ; 0,102gr sold!
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SaU 449 - Lunaite
No known pairing; Special: 1 part slice left - ask: erich.haiderer@chello.at
One tiny lunar droplet of 16g was found by a professional meteorite hunting team from Russia that scanned the area for over 5 years footstep by footstep.
Extensive searches over a long period of time didn't yield any further stone.
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Dhofar 302 seems to be more differentiated and also more rich in igneous and granulitic lithologies to any other known lunar meteorite in this part of the Dho region. Very low total mass of less than 4gr!
For more research data see on Randy Korotevs informative website: Randy Korotev, Dept o.Earth+Planetary Sciences Wash.University-St.Louis
TkW: only 3.83g
0.013g 3x3mm $30; rich of large fresh glassy vesicles
(image by N.Classen)
A 213 g dark gray moon meteorite without fusion crust was found in the Dhofar desert region. Petrography: (T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU) Clast-rich impact melt breccia (mingled) that consists mostly of light to dark gray clasts of previously formed, plagioclase-rich breccias and white lithic and mineral clasts of anorthositic rocks and plagioclase. For more research data see on Randy Korotevs informative website: Randy Korotev, Dept o.Earth+Planetary Sciences Wash.University-St.Louis
Offer: 0,457g ca 17x9mm $457, part slice appr. 8x8mm square slice 0,184g $190; BB $25
1.Moon Meteorite - with troctolithe clasts from the original old lunar crust and probably from the Northern region of the Far side of Moon:
4.5 Billion years ago: Earth struck by mars-sized object
4.4Billion years ago: Moon crust - radio date
This material dominates the northern
lunar farside – an area called the Feldspathic Highlands Terrane.
www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1284
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Dr.Tomoko Arai and Prof. Hirosh Takedas (et al) detailed research results and informative publications:SELENE exploration to better and further define the lunar origin and evolution
Dhofar 489 et al. as ground truth of the lunar farside crust.
Feldspathic lunar meteorites from the farside and production of their lunar simulants
More selected data on this on the web:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2004/pdf/1222.pdf
2.Lunar Meteorites from "maria" basalt plains (igneous rock types) on Earth's Moon:
NEA 003 Lunar mare basalt with impact-melt breccia
found 2000/11/22 in the sand desert. TkW: 124g
MASKELYNITE-RICH!
0.055g 5x3mm
DaG 996 - Lunar meteorite (fragmental breccia)
probably paired with DaG 262
Found 1999 May 14very strong mosaicism of plagioclase as well as abundant melt veins and melt pockets attest a high degree of shock;
Please email us your kind preorder requests mars@mars.li!
0,013g 5x4mm $55 ,
0,044 6x5mm; 0,55g sold; 0,26g 11x11mm; 1,008g 17x13mm complete slice
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Dho 309 - Lunar meteorite - anorthositic impact melt breccia
Lunar meteorite (anorthositic impact melt breccia)
A grey, partly fusion-crusted 81.3 g moon meteorite 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
Ask for availibility of a wonderful bigger slice which displays typical texture and melt and shock features of lunar highland material @ fair and affordable price eric@mars.li
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.pdfA grey 10.8 g moon meteorite 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 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: due to these small sized grains the difference of lunar dust to terrestrial dust is difficult to prove! Lunar and terrestrial 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 moon dust.
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,381g slice highly beautifulAsk for availibility of a wonderful bigger slice which displays typical texture and melt and shock features of lunar highland material @ fair and affordable price eric@mars.li
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 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 Meteorite, Lunar breccia - Dho 908
0,007g 3x4mm ; 0,016g 5x7mm, 1,344g 18x13mm
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(from N.Classen)
Lunar Meteorite, Lunar breccia - Dh 925
inclusions of free magnetic metal,
paired with Dhofar 960 and Dhofar 961
NWA 2977 Lunar Gabbro
crusted part slice appr. 10x7mm square slice 0,225g $225
crusted part slice appr. 8x7mm square slice 0,134g $134
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Ultrathin slices
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NWA 2700 lunar Gabbro
For more research data see on Randy Korotevs informative website: Randy Korotev, Dept o.Earth+Planetary Sciences Wash.University-St.Louis
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
Total recovered mass: 0.1526 kg; ind date: Feb. 21st, 2004
An 95.8
Class: Bartoschewitz
I can offer you a set of representative samples of 8 different (unpaired!) lunar meteorites most of them from DaG, and DhoMost of the you might not have yet for Euro 180/lot.This is a great rate price (the rate turns out to be below €1200/gr).
See below which types that may be included (images are just sample images - Actual samples you receive will look moderately different and may be different in shape and in size –smaller. Also the pieces from lot to lot may a bit vary)!
http://www.meteoris.de/img/ncc-lun/DaG1042-2.417g.JPG
http://www.meteoris.de/img/ncc-lun/Dho1436-1.691g.jpg
http://www.meteoris.de/img/ncc-lun/Dho026-0.612g.JPG
http://www.meteoris.de/img/ncc-lun/Dho303-0.531g.JPG
http://www.meteoris.de/img/ncc-lun/Dho489-1.550g.JPG
http://www.meteoris.de/img/ncc-lun/Dho490-1.205g.JPG
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