Lunar meteorite feldspathic breccia - 1.4 g - (1)

Object: Feldspathic lunar meteorite
Official classification: Bechar 003
Place of discovery: Algeria
Year of discovery: 2022
Weight: 1.4 g

This specimen is a feldspathic lunar meteorite officially classified as Bechar 003, of lunar origin, found in Algeria in 2022. Despite its small size, it represents an authentic fragment of the lunar crust, mainly composed of plagioclase-rich feldspar, characteristic of anorthositic lunar materials.

The surface exhibits a light-colored matrix, ranging from gray to whitish, with brown to reddish oxidation spots caused by terrestrial alteration, consistent with the fact that the specimen was found buried underground. For this reason, the specimen does not retain a fusion crust, which is a natural and expected condition in meteorites recovered from subsurface environments.

The fragment shows an irregular and angular morphology, with natural fractures, slight edge wear, and small superficial cracks. The texture is rough and heterogeneous, with areas where the interior of the meteorite is exposed. These characteristics are considered natural defects, resulting from ejection, burial, and extraction processes, and not from human intervention.

The piece has not been polished, restored, or subjected to any artificial treatment.
Overall, it is a genuine lunar meteorite, well-documented, of interest both to specialized collectors and for scientific purposes, clearly showing the traces of its origin and the natural conditions of its discovery.