POLISHED BECHAR 003 LUNAR METEORITES

The Bechar lunar meteorite is an assumed pairing of nine different finds discovered outside the city of Bechar on Algeria's northern coast in early 2022. Across the nine finds, as much as 17 kilograms have been officially recovered. All finds were recorded as numerous small stones lacking fusion crust. Exposed exteriors are light brown, and the partially buried portions of these fragments are coated in whitish orange substrate (caliche).

Bechars are all classic lunar feldspathic breccias, holding various white to dark gray clasts within. They mostly contain plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine in a crystallized melt matrix. Some also show shock veins upon cutting and polishing.