Lunar meteorite
Meteorite, tektite, or impactite
Also called Lunaite and Moon rock
About it
Rock blasted off the Moon by impacts, usually a breccia of pale anorthosite and dark basalt fragments, confirmed by its chemistry. Nearly all are finds from the deserts of North Africa and Oman, and from Antarctica.
- Type
- Meteorite, tektite, or impactite (stony)
- Group
- Stony meteorite, lunar achondrite
- Lustre
- dull
- Colours
- grey, white, dark grey, with light and dark fragments
- Transparency
- opaque
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.