Gadamis 003 Apollo Lunar Moon Meteorite Cutting Dust 1 gram with COA

Description: This listing is for one vial of lunar dust. Each vial contains 1 gram of Gadamis lunar dust, also known as "Apollo Lunar." It comes with a COA as well as an information card. This is a great gift idea for a moon lover or someone who wants something different! This is what happens when we cut meteorites. Crumbs and dust break off and collect within the saw. These are cool to collect as is or use for something else such as fillable glass pendants or even a tattoo. You have to find a tattoo artist who is willing to do it, but you actually can get lunar dust added to the ink of a tattoo. I did! I will include a COA with each jar. Some jars have a few big pieces along with the dust. Gadamis 003, was dubbed "Apollo" lunar because it is almost the exact same moon rocks that NASA brought back from the surface of the moon from the Apollo missions. Anything brought back by NASA is illegal to own but if it falls to Earth in the form of a meteorite like this did, it's legal for anyone to own. This lunar was found in the country of Libya. This lunar was classified by Dr. Carl Agee at the University of New Mexico. Gadamis 003Basic informationName: Gadamis 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Libya Mass: 1270 g Classification history:Recommended: Lunar (anorth) This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (anorth). Comments:Approved 15 Dec 2021WriteupWriteup from MB 110: Gadamis 003 30.284°N, 11.005°EGhadamis, LibyaFind: 2021Classification: Lunar meteorite (anorth)History: This meteorite was reportedly found in Libya at the same location as Gadamis 002 in 2021, purchased by Abdelhadi Aithiba in 2021.Physical characteristics: Two identically appearing stones (670 and 600 g) found together at the Gadamis 002 site. The stones have a light green sand-blasted exterior, patches of smoothed dark fusion crust, as well as some light tan desert weathering. Polished sawcut surfaces reveal a brecciated, very fine-grained light gray interior with a few scattered white grains.Petrography: (A. Ross and C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe analysis reveals a significantly brecciated, cataclastic anorthitic plagioclase host making up 98-99% of this meteorite. Poikilitically 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: (A. Ross, UNM) Plagioclase An96.1±0.4Ab3.8±0.4Or0.2±0.1, n=6; olivine Fa39.1±0.8, Fe/Mn=105±5, n=6; pigeonite Fs32.9±4.9Wo6.1±2.5, Fe/Mn=59±4, n=5.Classification: Lunar ferroan anorthosite, cataclastic. Olivine, pigeonite and plagioclase compositional values plot within the FAN suite field. The very high anorthite content (98-99%) and cataclastic texture is similar to Apollo 16 cataclastic FANs. Paired with Gadamis 002.Specimens: 24.32 g on deposit at UNM, Mark Lyon and Craig Zlimen hold the main masses. Nice specimen for your collection. Authenticity guaranteed. I will combine the cost of shipping for all the items you win during a 2-week period that are paid for in a single transaction. Postage is $6.49 for all items bought over a 2-week period but MUST pay in one transaction when finished bidding.Please note... If items are paid for separately, they will be shipped separately due to PayPal tracking reasons.Also, I ship items within 24 hours from the time of payment. Therefore, do not pay for any items until you are done bidding so I can ship everything in one package. Please take your time and don't pay for up to 2 weeks. Shipping includes tracking and delivery confirmation.International shipping is through eBay's International Shipping Program.

Price: 74.95 USD

Location: Tombstone, Arizona

End Time: 2023-12-02T01:58:08.000Z

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