Meteorite**NWA 13951, Lunar Felds Breccia**31.435 gram Endcut, AKA STARRY NIGHT!

Description

Hello up for sale is NWA 13951 classified as a Lunar Feldspathic Breccia aka STARRY NIGHT!! This gorgeous endcut weighs 31.435 grams, it has a perfect polish on one side, and lots of specks of impacting metal inclusions, saw cut surface shows numerous clasts with gray and white grains, bounded by abundant darker gray matrix. The electron microprobe analysis and imaging reveal a very fine-grained brecciated mix of plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine and melt. Numerous Fe-Ni metal grains are scattered throughout, some as large as 1 mm. This slice will come with 2 COA cards, Streaming meteorites & Mark Lyon, comes with display case. Thanks for your interest and take care.
Northwest Africa 13951 (NWA 13951)
Mauritania
Purchased: 2021
Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)
History: Purchased in January 2021 by Mark Lyon from a dealer in Mauritania.
Physical characteristics: Two identically appearing masses (2.5 and 1.8 kg) found together. Saw cut surface shows numerous clasts with gray and white grains, bounded by abundant darker gray melt veins. No fusion crust is present.
Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Electron microprobe analysis and imaging reveal a very fine-grained brecciated mix of plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine and melt. Numerous Fe-Ni metal grains are scattered throughout, some as large as 1 mm.
Classification: Lunar feldspathic breccia
Specimens: 21.5 g on deposit at UNM, Sean Mahoney and Juan Poblador hold the 2.5 kg mass, Paul Hoyt holds 740 g of the 1.8 kg mass.
Data from:
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Place of purchase:Mauritania
Date:P 2021
Mass (g):4.3 kg
Pieces:2
Class:Lunar (feldsp. breccia)
Shock stage:high
Weathering grade:moderate
Fayalite (mol%):34.3±6.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):31.9±4.0, 45.4±2.6
Wollastonite (mol%):9.7±3.5, 29.5±5.2
Classifier:C. Agee, UNM
Type spec mass (g):21.5
Type spec location:UNM
Main mass:Sean Mahoney and Juan Poblador
Comments:Submitted by C. Agee