Lot Essay
This partial slice originated from the same NWA 10178 mass as the previous offering.
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Lunar troctolitic granulite Sahara Desert, North West Africa
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NWA 10178 — A PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOON
Lunar troctolitic granulite
Sahara Desert, North West Africa
Three cut edges and one natural external delimit this partial slice. The tan matrix is embellished with a filigree of dark impact melt — the result of meteorite impacts on the lunar surface injecting molten rock through the silicate matrix.
71 x 50 x 2mm (2¾ x 2 x ¾in.)
30.1g
Lunar troctolitic granulite
Sahara Desert, North West Africa
Three cut edges and one natural external delimit this partial slice. The tan matrix is embellished with a filigree of dark impact melt — the result of meteorite impacts on the lunar surface injecting molten rock through the silicate matrix.
71 x 50 x 2mm (2¾ x 2 x ¾in.)
30.1g
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