Description: TOUAT 008LUNAR TROCTOLITIIC MELT BRECCIA EXTREMELY RARE LUNAR METEORITE THIS ONLY 1 OF 3 APPROVED METEORITES CLASSIFIED AS LUNAR TROCTOLITIIC MELT BRECCIA THIS IS OFFICIALLY CLASSIFIED AND APPROVED ASTOUAT 008LUNAR TROCTOLITIIC MELT BRECCIA FOUND IN FEBRUARY 2023IN TOUAT REGION ALGERIA COORDINATES:27.150°N , 01.024°W13.5 GRAM Classified and studied by world renowned and profoundly respected Dr Anthony J. Irving and team at Department of Earth and Space sciences,University of Washington. THIS IS A LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF THE MOON GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY The authenticity of this meteorite is100% guaranteed with a signed certificate Free first class express delivery and provenance provided. I SHIP WORLDWIDE WITH DHL, UPS OR SIMILAR EXPRESS SERVICE, TRACKED & TRACEDRETURN ACCEPTED TRULY A BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM QUALITY SHOWPIECE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE THE METEORITICAL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR METEORITICS AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE METEORITICAL BULLETIN DATABASE MetSoc Home Publications Contacts Touat 008Basic informationName: Touat 008 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2023 Country: Algeria Mass: 2.96 kg Classification history:Recommended: Lunar (troct. melt breccia) This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (troct. melt breccia). Comments:Approved 15 Oct 2023WriteupWriteup from MB 112: Touat 008 27.150°N , 01.042°WAdrar, AlgeriaFind: 2023 FebClassification: Lunar (troct. melt breccia)History: Found in Algeria in February 2023 and purchased from the finder by Mbark Arjdal in Febriary and May 2023.Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Breccia dominated by mineral debris and some lithic clasts related to troctolitic lithologies. Mean grainsize is ~100 µm. Portions of the very fine grained matrix exhibit fluidal textures and contain sparse vesicles. Accessory phases include Cr-bearing pleonaste, troilite (commonly altered to secondary barite), low-Ti chromite and calcite (as patchy secondary alteration of plagioclase).Geochemistry: Anorthite (An95.9-96.8Or0.1-0.0, N = 4), olivine (Fa20.0-24.0, FeO/MnO = 74-89, N = 5), pigeonite (Fs19.4-19.9Wo5.0-6.9, FeO/MnO = 42-55, N = 4), subcalcic augite (Fs13.0Wo34.4, FeO/MnO = 40; Fs27.5Wo21.7, FeO/MnO = 51; Fs43.9Wo29.2, FeO/MnO = 63; N = 3).Classification: Lunar (troctolitiic melt breccia). This material is similar in many respects to Rafsa 002.Specimens: 45.3 g including a polished endcutt at UWB; remainder with Mr. M. Arjdal.Data from: MB112 Table 0 Line 0:State/Prov/County:AdrarPlace of purchase:AlgeriaDate:2023 FebLatitude:27.150°N Longitude:01.042°WMass (g):2955Pieces:manyClass:Lunar (troct. melt breccia)Shock stage:highWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):20.0-24.0Ferrosilite (mol%):19.4-19.9;Wollastonite (mol%):5.0-6.9Classifier:(A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL)Type spec mass (g):45.3Type spec location:UWBMain mass:M. ArjdalComments:Work name Arj ZM 850; submitted by A. IrvingInstitutions and collectionsUWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) WUSL: Washington Univ., One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) Catalogs:References:Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 112, in preparation (2023) Find references in NASA ADS:Find references in Google Scholar:Geography: Coordinates: Recommended:: (27° 9' 0"N, 1° 2' 31"W) Statistics: This is 1 of 194 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1311 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) Proximity search:Find nearby meteorites: enter search radius (km):Crosslinks: This lists all records that are linked to this record and to each other.Also see: This lists the most popular meteorites among people who looked up this meteorite.Revision history: This lists important revisions made to data for this record.Lunar (troct. melt breccia) means:"A lunar meteorite that is a melt breccia derived from troctolite."The highlighted words are defined as follows:lunar meteorite: Lunar meteorites are lunar rocks that were ejected from the Moon by impacts and later fell to the Earth as meteorites. .
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