Lunar Meteorites Lâayoune 002 from Morocco - 6.2 g

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

Type : Lunar Feldspathic breccia meteorite.
Origin : Found in Morocco.
Weight : 6,20 g
Year Found : 2022
History : Acquired in 2025 from a meteorite dealer in Morocco.

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----- 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.