Description

Key Details

• Classification: Lunar (Feldspathic Breccia).

• Weight: 10.2 g.

• Find location: Algeria (Bechar).

• Reference: Meteoritical Bulletin Database (LPI) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=77606

This 10.2 gram specimen is a sample of Bechar 003, classified as a lunar feldspathic breccia. It is composed of material from the lunar highlands, specifically anorthositic regolith that was compacted and lithified by meteoroid impacts on the Moon. The specimen contains a mixture of mineral clasts including calcic plagioclase, olivine, and pyroxene, representing the ancient crustal geology of our natural satellite.