Description : I offer you this Amazing slice of Gadamis 004, Lunar meteorite. It is a beautiful slice with many different white clasts. Gadamis 004 presents a composition very similar to some lunar rock samples reported by Apollo 16 ! Sold and protected in its metal circular display ! Type : Lunar Melt Breccia Meteorite. Origin : Found in Algeria. Weight : 6,2 g Year Found : 2022 History : Acquired in 2025 from Mark Lyon. ---------------Amazing and Rare slice of the Moon !---------------- FB#galerielithique. Thank you. Patrice Bachelier. Gadamis 004 Basic information Name: Gadamis 004 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Libya Mass:help 12.66 kg Classification history: Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) Lunar (anorth) Recommended: Lunar (anorth) [explanation] This is 1 of 85 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites Comments: Approved 19 Mar 2022 Writeuphelp Writeup from MB 111: Gadamis 004 30.284°N, 11.005°E Ghadamis, Libya Purchased: 2022 Classification: Lunar meteorite (anorth) History: This meteorite was found in Libya at the same location as Gadamis 002 and 003, purchased by Mark Lyon in 2022. Physical characteristics: Single stone with patches of dark fusion crust and smooth, light green-colored patches. One side is more irregular with a weathered surface that was fractured at some time in the past. Polished sawcut surfaces reveal cm-size clasts of anorthosite bounded by darker, fine-grained, cataclastic zones. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe analysis reveals a significantly brecciated, cataclastic anorthitic plagioclase host making up 98-99% of this meteorite. Poikiolitically enclosed in the plagioclase are sparse, very small olivine and pyroxene blebs (most in the range 5-10 μm). Larger pyroxene grains are scarce with two larger grains in size range of 300 μm observed in the microprobe mount. Together, olivine and pyroxene make up a total of ~1-2% of this meteorite. Geochemistry: (C. Agee, UNM) Plagioclase An96.0±0.1Ab3.8±0.1Or0.2±0.1, n=4; olivine Fa38.9±1.0, Fe/Mn=105±3, n=4; pigeonite Fs34.0±4.8Wo5.4±2.3, Fe/Mn=60±3, n=4; augite Fs5.7Wo46.1, Fe/Mn=32. Classification: Lunar ferroan anorthosite, cataclastic. Olivine, pigeonite and plagioclase compositional values plot within the FAN suite field (after Warren, 1993). The very high anorthite content (98-99%) and cataclastic texture is similar to Apollo 16 cataclastic FANs. Paired with Gadamis 002 and Gadamis 003. Specimens: 21 g on deposit at UNM, Mark Lyon holds the main mass. Bibliography: Warren P.H. (1993) A concise compilation of petrologic information on possibly pristine nonmare Moon rocks. American Mineralogist 78 (3-4), 360-376. (link) Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: State/Prov/County: Ghadamis Date: P 2022 Latitude: 30.284°N Longitude: 11.005°E Mass (g): 12.66 kg Pieces: 1 Class: Lunar (anorth) Shock stage: high Weathering grade: moderate Fayalite (mol%): 38.9±1.0 Ferrosilite (mol%): 34.0±4.8, 5.7 Wollastonite (mol%): 5.4±2.3, 46.1 Classifier: C. Agee, UNM Type spec mass (g): 21 Type spec location: UNM Main mass: Mark Lyon Comments: Fieldname ML-26; submitted by C. Agee