Lunar meteorite - Bechar 006 - 0.482 grams
Lunar meteorite Bechar 006 weighing 0.482 grams More
Meteorite structural classification: lunar feldspar breccia
Impact location: Bechar, Algeria
Date of fall: unknown
The meteorite's mass is 0.482 grams.
The meteorite is contained in a plastic box with a white backing and description.
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History : Hundreds of stones were reportedly found in March 2022 and in the following months by meteorite hunters in the Bechar area of Algeria.
Physical characteristics. Samples found on the surface have a light brown exterior. Those found buried have a whitish exterior with orange calcite. All the stones lack a fused crust. The interiors are predominantly grey with dark grey and white clasts. Macroscopically, some metallic grains are visible.
Petrography: Fine-grained polymictic breccia, consisting of mineral fragments (mainly plagioclase, pyroxene, Ca-rich pyroxene and olivine) and a few anorthositic lithic clasts, set in a compacted fine-grained matrix. The matrix is partly crystallized melt. Sub-units of clast-rich impactic melt rock are intermixed. Accessories consist of ilmenite, troilite and metalliferous Ni; one zircon grain (~25 µm) was observed.