{"product_id":"apollo-8-trading-card-medallion-lunar-flown-material-copy","title":"Lunar meteorite Gadamis 003 \/ Apollo 16","description":"\u003cp\u003eBusiness card size trading card containing a small fragment of the lunar meteorite Gadamis 003 that was examined and identified to match the lunar material recovered from the Apollo 16 landing site!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo this can be considered lunar rock from Apollo 16 (in a way...).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertified on the backside!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Meteoritical Bulletin :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGadamis 003\u003c\/strong\u003e        30.284°N, 11.005°E\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBIndent\"\u003eGhadamis, Libya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBIndent\"\u003eFind: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBIndent\"\u003eClassification: Lunar meteorite (anorth)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical characteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two identically appearing stones (670 and 600 g) found together at the Gadamis 002 site. The stones have a light green sand-blasted exterior, patches of smoothed dark fusion crust, as well as some light tan desert weathering. Polished sawcut surfaces reveal a brecciated, very fine-grained light gray interior with a few scattered white grains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePetrography\u003c\/strong\u003e: (A. Ross and C. Agee,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUNM\u003c\/em\u003e) Microprobe analysis reveals a significantly brecciated, cataclastic anorthitic plagioclase host making up 98-99% of this meteorite. Poikilitically enclosed in the plagioclase are sparse, very small olivine and pyroxene blebs (most in the range 5-10 μm). Larger pyroxene grains are scarce with two larger grains in size range of 300 μm observed in the microprobe mount. Together, olivine and pyroxene make up a total of ~1-2% of this meteorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeochemistry\u003c\/strong\u003e: (A. Ross,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUNM\u003c\/em\u003e) Plagioclase An\u003csub\u003e96.1±0.4\u003c\/sub\u003eAb\u003csub\u003e3.8±0.4\u003c\/sub\u003eOr\u003csub\u003e0.2±0.1\u003c\/sub\u003e, n=6; olivine Fa\u003csub\u003e39.1±0.8\u003c\/sub\u003e, Fe\/Mn=105±5, n=6; pigeonite Fs\u003csub\u003e32.9±4.9\u003c\/sub\u003eWo\u003csub\u003e6.1±2.5\u003c\/sub\u003e, Fe\/Mn=59±4, n=5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassification\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lunar ferroan anorthosite, cataclastic. Olivine, pigeonite and plagioclase compositional values plot within the FAN suite field (after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubs.geoscienceworld.org\/msa\/ammin\/article-abstract\/78\/3-4\/360\/42743\/A-concise-compilation-of-petrologic-information-on\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWarren, 1993\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e). The very high anorthite content (98-99%) and cataclastic texture is similar to Apollo 16 cataclastic FANs. Paired with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=74250\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGadamis 002\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MBNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e**PLEASE ALLOW FOR 7-12 DAY SHIPPING**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Florian Noller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540316369113,"sku":"17851","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1504\/5330\/files\/7851_1800x1800_1800x1800_719cc3f6-9814-49ed-81fd-2fa5bc582c62.webp?v=1776361248","url":"https:\/\/thespacestore.com\/products\/apollo-8-trading-card-medallion-lunar-flown-material-copy","provider":"The Space Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}