NWA 7611 lunar meteorite

NWA 7611 pairing

Observed fall: No
Year found: 2012
Country: Morocco
Mass: 916 g

Classification: Achondrite (lunar, mingled breccia), high bulk FeO and Sc, and fayalitic olivines suggest the presence of a mare basalt component.

History: Reportedly found near the Moroccan/Algerian border in May 2012. Purchased from a Moroccan meteorite dealer in 2012.

Physical characteristics: No fusion crust, smooth exterior with numerous light- and dark-colored clasts, saw cuts reveal brecciated texture with white feldspar and green-brown pyroxene and olivine grains (up to 3 mm) set in a darker gray-green matrix; scattered gabbroic and dark clasts up to 1 cm.

Classifier: C. Agee

Main mass: Jay Piatek

 

NWA 7611 météorite lunaire

NWA 7611 individual 13.10g

Lunar mingled breccia. Country: Morocco

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