Lot 632
Lunar Meteorite Fragment from NWA 5000. NWA 5000 is considered to be one of the most valuable and beautiful of all of the Lunar meteorites. One large 11,528 gram meteorite was found in July 2007 in Southern Morocco It has been classified as a Lunar feldspathic impact-melt breccia from the Lunar highlands which means that it is a mixture of several different types of moon rocks rich in Feldspar. The Lunar highlands are the features on the moon that appear to be bright when viewed from the Earth but are actually heavily cratered areas. This white fragment with a dark periphery is 8 X 6 mm and weights .276 gram This valuable Lunar meteorite comes with a 4 1/4X31/4 inch Riker box and an authenticity card from the Hupe Collection. Estimated Value $275 - UP
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