NWA 11273 Lunar Meteorites for Sale
Location: Sahara Desert (Northwest Africa), exact location unknown.
Found: 2017.
Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic regolith breccia)
Description: History: Material excavated from a site near Tindouf, Algeria was purchased by a consortium of collectors (Rob Wesel, Eric Twelker and Jason Phillips) in April 2017 from Moroccan dealers. Petrograhpy: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Breccia composed of mineral clasts of anorthite, olivine, exsolved pigeonite, pigeonite, augite, chromite, Ti-Cr-Fe spinel, kamacite, taenite and troilite in a finer grained matrix containing small vesicles and minor barite. Rare basalt clasts and glass fragments are also present. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa8.7-59.7, FeO/MnO = 89-111, N = 4), pigeonite (Fs28.8Wo11.2, FeO/MnO = 56), clinopyroxene host (Fs15.3Wo40.9, FeO/MnO = 44), orthopyroxene exsolution lamella (Fs34.0Wo2.7, FeO/MnO = 56), augite (Fs16.8Wo41.7, FeO/MnO = 62), plagioclase (An95.9-96.5Or0.2, N = 2).
Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
Other references:Washington University in Saint Louis lunar pages
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| # NWA11273-ch | #NWA11273-585 | #NWA11273-606 | #NWA11273-493 | About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime. |
| Weight: ~0.050 gm | Weight: 0.585 gm | Weight: 0.606 gm | Weight: 0.493 gm | |
| Features: Small block without individual photo in small membrane box. | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | |
| Price: $25 | Price: $122 | Price: $126 | Price: sold |
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| # NWA11273-7061 | # NWA11273-717 | # NWA11273-770 | # NWA11273-834 | # NWA11273-845 |
| Weight: 0.706 gm | Weight: 0.717 gm | Weight: 0.770 gm | Weight: 0.834 gm | Weight: 0.845 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| Price: $146 | Price: $148 | Price: $159 | Price: $172 | Price: sold |
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| # NWA11273-905 | # NWA11273-9121 | # NWA11273-920 | # NWA11273-930 | # NWA11273-1-014 |
| Weight: 0.905 gm | Weight: 0.912 gm | Weight: 0.920 gm | Weight: 0.930 gm | Weight: 1.014 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| Price: $186 | Price: $187 | Price: $189 | Price: $191 | Price: sold |
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| # NWA11273-1-014 | # NWA11273-1-074 | # NWA11273-1-108 | # NWA11273-1-118 | # NWA11273-1-122 |
| Weight: 1.014 gm | Weight: 1.074 gm | Weight: 1.108 gm | Weight: 1.118 gm | Weight: 1.122 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| Price: sold | Price: $220 | Price: sold | Price: $227 | Price: sold |
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| # NWA11273-1-153 | # NWA11273-1-178 | # NWA11273-1-221 | # NWA11273-1-235 | # NWA11273-1-277 |
| Weight: 1.153 gm | Weight: 1.178 gm | Weight: 1.221 gm | Weight: 1.235 gm | Weight: 1.277 gm |
| Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| Price: sold | Price: $241 | Price: $249 | Price: $252 | Price: $260 |
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| # NWA11273-2-237 | #NWA11273-2-565 | #NWA11273-2-636 | #NWA11273-2-667 | # NWA11273-2-931 |
| Weight: 2.237 gm | Weight: 2.565 gm | Weight: 2.636 gm | Weight: 2.667 gm | Weight: 2.931 gm |
| Features: End | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice |
| Price: $452 | Price: $518 | Price: $532 | Price: $538 | Price: $591 |
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| # NWA11273-3-672 | #NWA11273-2-636 | # NWA11273-4-652 | # NWA11273-5-237 | # NWA11273-5-332 |
| Weight: 3.672 gm | Weight: 2.636 gm | Weight: 4.652 gm | Weight: 5.237 gm | Weight: 5.332 gm |
| Features: End | Features: Part slice | Features: Part slice | Features: Slice of fragment | Features: Slice of fragment |
| Price: $739 | Price: $532 | Price: $935 | Price: sold | Price: $1071 |
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| # NWA11273-7-186 | # NWA11273-10-542 | # NWA11273-7-186 | # NWA11273-10-542 | # NWA11273-14-178 |
| Weight: 7.186 gm | Weight: 10.542 gm | Weight: 7.186 gm | Weight: 10.542 gm | Weight: 14.178 gm |
| Features: End | Features: Slice of fragment | Features: End | Features: Slice of fragment | Features: End |
| Price: $1442 | Price: $1800 | Price: $1442 | Price: $1800 | Price: sold |
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