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Lunar Meteorite Lâayoune 002 from Morocco - 10.2 g
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Lunar Meteorite Lâayoune 002 from Morocco - 10.2 g

Description : I offer you a complete piece of Lâayoune 002, Lunar meteorite. Type : Lunar Feldspathic breccia meteorite. Origin : Found in Morocco. Weight : 10,20 g Year Found : 2022 History : Acquired in 2025 from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. ---------------Nice piece for collector !---------------- FB#galerielithique. Thank you. Patrice Bachelier. Laâyoune 002 Basic information Name: Laâyoune 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Western Sahara Mass:help 5.15 kg Classification history: Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) Lunar (feldsp. breccia) Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) [explanation] This is 1 of 366 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites Comments: Approved 19 Mar 2022 Writeuphelp Writeup from MB 111: Laâyoune 002 27.070°N, 13.202°W Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara Find: 2022 Jan Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Found near Laayoune, Morocco, in January 2022 and purchased from the finder by Aziz Habibi. Physical characteristics: Both stones (3680 g, 1468 g) lack fusion crust and have a similar overall gray color with some whitish clasts visible. Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Breccia composed of mineral clasts of anorthite, olivine, orthopyroxene, pigeonite and augite plus accessory ilmenite, chromite (with variable Ti content) and minor secondary barite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa46.3-46.7, FeO/MnO = 94-98, N = 4), orthopyroxene (Fs33.5Wo3.8, FeO/MnO = 57), pigeonite (Fs36.9-45.1Wo6.5-8.4, FeO/MnO = 57-64, N = 3), augite (Fs19.1-20.9Wo39.1-39.7, FeO/MnO = 53-54, N = 2), anorthite (An96.1-97.7Or0.3-0.1, N = 3). Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia). Specimens: 20.7 g in the form of a polished endcut at UWB; remainder with Mr. A. Habibi. Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: State/Prov/County: Saguia el Hamra Place of purchase: Agadir Date: 2022 Jan Latitude: 27.070°N Longitude: 13.202°W Mass (g): 5148 Pieces: 2 Class: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) Shock stage: low Weathering grade: low Fayalite (mol%): 46.3-46.7 Ferrosilite (mol%): 33.5; 36.9-45.1; 19.1-20.9 Wollastonite (mol%): 3.8; 6.5-8.4; 39.1-39.7 Classifier: A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL Type spec mass (g): 20.7 Type spec location: UWB Main mass: A. Habibi Comments: Work name AH 709; submitted by A. Irving

No. 100021254

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Lunar Meteorite Lâayoune 002 from Morocco - 10.2 g

Lunar Meteorite Lâayoune 002 from Morocco - 10.2 g

Description : I offer you a complete piece of Lâayoune 002, Lunar meteorite.

Type : Lunar Feldspathic breccia meteorite.
Origin : Found in Morocco.
Weight : 10,20 g
Year Found : 2022
History : Acquired in 2025 from a meteorite dealer in Morocco.

---------------Nice piece for collector !----------------


FB#galerielithique.
Thank you.
Patrice Bachelier.

Laâyoune 002

Basic information Name: Laâyoune 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2022
Country: Western Sahara
Mass:help 5.15 kg
Classification
history:
Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) Lunar (feldsp. breccia)
Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia) [explanation]

This is 1 of 366 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all]
Search for other: Lunar meteorites
Comments: Approved 19 Mar 2022
Writeuphelp
Writeup from MB 111:
Laâyoune 002 27.070°N, 13.202°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Find: 2022 Jan

Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)

History: Found near Laayoune, Morocco, in January 2022 and purchased from the finder by Aziz Habibi.

Physical characteristics: Both stones (3680 g, 1468 g) lack fusion crust and have a similar overall gray color with some whitish clasts visible.

Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Breccia composed of mineral clasts of anorthite, olivine, orthopyroxene, pigeonite and augite plus accessory ilmenite, chromite (with variable Ti content) and minor secondary barite.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa46.3-46.7, FeO/MnO = 94-98, N = 4), orthopyroxene (Fs33.5Wo3.8, FeO/MnO = 57), pigeonite (Fs36.9-45.1Wo6.5-8.4, FeO/MnO = 57-64, N = 3), augite (Fs19.1-20.9Wo39.1-39.7, FeO/MnO = 53-54, N = 2), anorthite (An96.1-97.7Or0.3-0.1, N = 3).

Classification: Lunar (feldspathic breccia).

Specimens: 20.7 g in the form of a polished endcut at UWB; remainder with Mr. A. Habibi.

Data from:
MB111
Table 0
Line 0:
State/Prov/County: Saguia el Hamra
Place of purchase: Agadir
Date: 2022 Jan
Latitude: 27.070°N
Longitude: 13.202°W
Mass (g): 5148
Pieces: 2
Class: Lunar (feldsp. breccia)
Shock stage: low
Weathering grade: low
Fayalite (mol%): 46.3-46.7
Ferrosilite (mol%): 33.5; 36.9-45.1; 19.1-20.9
Wollastonite (mol%): 3.8; 6.5-8.4; 39.1-39.7
Classifier: A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL
Type spec mass (g): 20.7
Type spec location: UWB
Main mass: A. Habibi
Comments: Work name AH 709; submitted by A. Irving

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Francesco Moser
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Estimate  € 450 - € 550

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