Meteorite**NWA 13408, New Lunar Breccia**0.301 Grams, GOLDEN LUNAR!!!

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Hello up for auction is my newest classification NWA 13408 classified as a Lunar Feldspathic Breccia. This Lunar was found in Algeria 2018 and is absolutely stunning matrix loaded with all types of clasts and vesicles, and GOLDEN CLASTS from that exterior..This fragment slice weighs 0.301 grams and it has a beautiful polish to one sides. Thanks for your interest and please feel free to ask any questions, I will include COA card and high quality display case with glass top. Have fun bidding!
GOLDEN LUNAR!!! OKAY THESE NEW SLICES ARE FROM A 400 GRAM INDIVIDUAL AND THE LAST OF THE GOLDEN LUNAR! HIGHEST QUALITY ELITE SLICE FROM THE MOON!!! The exterior of this Lunar displays Golden Colored Clasts!!!
Northwest Africa 13408
Basic information
Name: Northwest Africa 13408
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 13408 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Algeria Mass:help 2 kg Classification history: Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) This is 1 of 200 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). Search for other: Lunar meteorites Comments: Approved 5 Sep 2020 Writeuphelp Writeup from MB 109: Northwest Africa 13408 (NWA 13408) Algeria Find: 2018 Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Purchased in 2020 by Matthew Stream from Said Bachir in Algeria. Physical characteristics: Sample contains minor fusion crust. An interior slice reveals an assortment of light and dark-coloured clasts. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Sample is a feldspathic breccia composed primarily of sub-angular anorthitic clasts ( Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa57.4±16.5, range Fa45.8-69.0, FeO/MnO=95±5, n=2), Pigeonite (Fs32.0±2.4Wo12.4±3.7, range Fs28.1-34.8Wo8.0-17.2, FeO/MnO=44±3, n=7), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs36.7 Wo4.0, FeO/MnO=53, n=1), Sub-Calcic Augite (Fs23.5 Wo31.2, FeO/MnO=38, n=1), Anorthite (An96.5±0.7, range An95.1-97.5, n=24). Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia). Specimens: 20.81 grams at UCLA; main mass with Matthew Stream. Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: Date: 2018 Mass (g): 2000 Pieces: 12 Class: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) Shock stage: moderate Weathering grade: low Fayalite (mol%): 57.4±16.5 Ferrosilite (mol%): 36.7, 32.0±2.4, 23.5 Wollastonite (mol%): 4.0, 12.4±3.7, 31.2 Classifier: D. Sheikh, FSU Type spec mass (g): 20.81 Type spec location: UCLA Main mass: Matthew Stream Comments: Submitted by Daniel Sheikh Institutions and collections UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) FSU: Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-4100, United States (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2010)