Description: AMAZING 1.94 GRAM NWA 10272 FULL SLICE ACHONDRITE LUNAR METEORITE!! INSANE CLASTS AND CONTRAST ON THIS MULTI-MATRIX BEAUTIFUL SLICE OF OUR MOON! Purchased from Fabien Kuntz in 2015; this specimen has been safely stored in the membrane box pictured (included with meteorite) since acquisition. Excerpt from the Meteoritical Bulletin Database (https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=62409) Northwest Africa 10272Basic informationName: Northwest Africa 10272 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10272 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 74.3 g Classification history:Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 104 (2015) Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) [explanation] This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites Comments:Approved 3 Oct 2015WriteupWriteup from MB 104: Northwest Africa 10272 (NWA 10272)(Northwest Africa)Purchased: 2015 MayClassification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)History: Purchased by Pierre-Marie Pelé and Fabien Kuntz in May 2015 from a dealer in Agadir, Morocco.Physical characteristics: No fusion crust is evident. The interior consists of white to light-gray clasts set in a dark-gray matrix.Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Fragmental breccia composed of angular mineral clasts of calcic plagioclase, pigeonite, olivine, orthopyroxene, subcalcic augite, augite, fayalite, silica polymorph, Ti-Cr-rich spinel, Al-Ti-chromite, ilmenite, rare baddeleyite and rare troilite in a finer grained matrix.Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.5-35.8, FeO/MnO = 90-109, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs44.9Wo1.8, FeO/MnO = 70), pigeonite (Fs30.3Wo5.7; Fs25.8Wo12.1; FeO/MnO = 55-54), subcalcic augite (Fs56.5Wo25.1, FeO/MnO = 65), augite (Fs18.0Wo37.1, FeO/MnO = 56), fayalite (Fa95.6, FeO/MnO = 96), plagioclase (An88.0-96.9Or0.5-0.2, N = 3).Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia).Specimens: 15.15 g including one polished endcut at PSF; main mass is held jointly by Mr. P. Pelé and Kuntz.Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0:Place of purchase:AgadirDate:P 2015 MayMass (g):74.25Pieces:1Class:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)Shock stage:lowWeathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):18.5-35.8; 95.6Ferrosilite (mol%):44.9; 30.3; 25.8; 56.5; 18.0Wollastonite (mol%):1.8; 5.7; 12.1; 25.1; 37.1Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWSType spec mass (g):15.15Type spec location:PSFMain mass:P. Pelé/F. KuntzComments:K280; submitted by A. IrvingInstitutions and collectionsPSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) Catalogs:References:Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full All sales final, no returns US SHIPPING ONLY; FREE USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING! 100% positive feedback, buy with confidence and thanks for looking!
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