Lunar Meteorite NWA 13974

Northwest Africa 13974 (NWA 13974)
Lunar meteorite (feldspathic melt breccia)
Found 2021
Northwest Africa

Meteorite approx. size: 8mm x 7mm

Meteorite approx. weight: 0.1g

Own a piece of the cosmos with a NWA 13974 Lunar Meteorite, discovered in Northwest Africa in 2021. The meteorite is presented in a 3.5" x 3.5" floating frame display case and is a must-have for any collector or enthusiast.

NWA 13974 is classified as a feldspathic melt breccia, formed from lunar highland materials fused together by ancient impact events. Multiple pieces of this meteorite were found ranging in size from 1 to 800 grams, with a total mass of 7.94 kg. It has a complex breccia composition containing rounded to irregular-shaped lithic and anhedral mineral clasts, surrounded by a melt matrix. The lithic clasts consist of anorthosite, norite, troctolite, brecciated and shock melted clasts, while the mineral clasts are mostly anorthite with some zoned olivine.