Lot 799
Lunar Meteorite Dhofar 1084. This nice size .302 gram 12mmX7mm thin section of the moon meteorite Dhofar 1084 is housed in a special membrane box for visibility on all sides. Lunar meteorites are the most desirable and expensive of all the types of meteorites recovered and are even rarer than meteorites from Mars. For some reason, all of the recovered lunar meteorites except one are small and Dhofar 1084 is one of the smaller Lunar meteorites weighing only 90 grams found in the Dhofar region of the Oman desert in 2003. It has been classified as a Lunar feldspathic basalt-bearing regolith breccia from the Lunar highlands which means that it is a mixture of several different types of moon rocks rich in Feldspar. The Lunar highlands are the features on the moon that appear to be bright when viewed from the Earth but are actually heavily cratered areas. These basaltic Lunar rocks were melted and partially mixed together when a large meteorite crashed into the moon millions of years ago. This rock mixture was vaporized and ejected from the moon and eventually made its way to the earth. This section is has a dark gray matrix with various shaped white inclusions. This very valuable meteorite is large enough to be held in ones hand and is housed in a clear membrane box and a 5.5 x 4.5 inch Riker box and an authenticity card from the Hupe Collection.
Add $15 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $600 - 900.
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| Realized $720 |
