Lunar Meteorite Lâayoune 002 from Morocco - 10.2 g
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Laâyoune 002 lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) from Morocco, weight 10.20 g.
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I offer you a complete piece of Lâayoune 002, lunar meteorite.
Type: Lunar Feldspathic breccia meteorite.
Origin: Found in Morocco.
Weight: 10.20 g
Founded: 2022
History: Acquired in 2025 from a meteorite dealer in Morocco.
Nice piece for collectors!
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 founded: 2022
Country: Western Sahara
Mass: help 5.15 kg
Classification
history
Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) Lunar (feldspar breccia)
Recommended: Lunar (feldspar breccia) [explanation]
This is 1 of 366 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldspar breccia). [show all]
Search for other lunar meteorites.
Comments: Approved 19 Mar 2022
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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
State/Prov/County: Saguia el Hamra
Place of purchase: Agadir
Date: January 2022
Latitude: 27.070° North
Longitude: 13.202°W
Mass (g): 5148
Pieces: 2
Class: Lunar (feldspar 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.
I offer you a complete piece of Lâayoune 002, lunar meteorite.
Type: Lunar Feldspathic breccia meteorite.
Origin: Found in Morocco.
Weight: 10.20 g
Founded: 2022
History: Acquired in 2025 from a meteorite dealer in Morocco.
Nice piece for collectors!
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 founded: 2022
Country: Western Sahara
Mass: help 5.15 kg
Classification
history
Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) Lunar (feldspar breccia)
Recommended: Lunar (feldspar breccia) [explanation]
This is 1 of 366 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldspar breccia). [show all]
Search for other lunar meteorites.
Comments: Approved 19 Mar 2022
Help with write-up
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
State/Prov/County: Saguia el Hamra
Place of purchase: Agadir
Date: January 2022
Latitude: 27.070° North
Longitude: 13.202°W
Mass (g): 5148
Pieces: 2
Class: Lunar (feldspar 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.
Details
Type of meteorite
Lunar Meteorite Lâayoune 002 from Morocco
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Lunar Meteorites Lâayoune 002 from Morocco, 10.20 g
Weight
10.2 g
Country of Origin
Morocco
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