Lot 1451
Lunar Meteorite Moon Rock. Here we have a fairly large 0.2661 gram 15 x 10 mm thin section of the Moon meteorite Dhofar 1180. Lunar meteorites are the most desirable and expensive of all the types of meteorites recovered and are even rarer than meteorites from Mars. All recovered lunar meteorites except one have been small and Dhofar 1180 was a 1115.2 gram dark brown meteorite covered with original fusion crust that was found in the Dhofar region of the Oman desert on Jan. 18, 2005. It has been classified as a Lunar feldspathic basalt-bearing regolith breccia which means that it is a mixture of several different types of Moon rocks with 75% Lunar highlands material and 25% Lunar Mare material. These basaltic Lunar rocks were melted and partially mixed together when a large meteorite crashed into the Moon millions of years ago. This mixture was vaporized and ejected from the Moon and eventually made its way to Earth. This section is large enough to observe the white and black clasts in a dark gray matrix that define the meteorite as a breccia. This very valuable specimen is housed in a clear membrane box and a 5.5 x 4.5 inch Riker box.
Add $15.00 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $650 - 800.
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