POLISHED LUNAR METEORITE - STARRY NIGHT (NWA 13951)

NWA 13951 is nicknamed "Starry Night", and for good reason! This lunar feldspathic breccia is a spectacular starry collage of light and dark clasts that really shine when cut and polished.

This meteorite consists of two nearly identical masses totaling about 4 kilograms. They were purchased form a dealer in Mauritania in 2021. Its interior reveals a gorgeous example of lunar breccia: stunning arrays of plagioclase, olivine, pyroxene, and melt with occasional nickel-iron grains studded throughout. A truly handsome meteorite that evokes the night sky it came from!