2.68" Gadamis 004 "Apollo" Lunar Meteorite (18.2 g) Slice

The Gadamis 004 Meteorite

Gadamis 004 is a lunar anorthosite meteorite: it is a piece of lunar crust ejected into space by an impact on the Moon's surface. It was found near the site of several other lunar meteorites (Gadamis 002, Gadamis 003, Gadamis 005, Gadamis 006, and Gadamis 007 (not officially documented yet)) in Libya, and is believed to be a paired with them. It is a beautiful cataclastic anorthitic plagioclase with an interior of brecciated gray-greens and whites in black fusion crust. It is a truly stunning rock!

This meteorite is particularly unique: it is almost identical to lunar samples brought back by the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon! Those samples are all owned by the government with none in private hands, so this is your opportunity to own a genuine moon rock very similar to the NASA samples!

Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for the Gadamis 004 Meteorite

Moon Rocks... On Earth...

Think the only moon rocks on Earth are samples brought back from Apollo missions? Think again!

Lunar meteorites are type of achondrite meteorites that were formed like other stony (chondrite) meteorites, but they were ejected into space by meteorites and other celestial bodies hitting the moon. Almost all lunar meteorites are brecciated amalgamations of feldspathic and basaltic rocks commonly found on the Moon's surface.

Lunar meteorites are pretty rare to find on Earth: the vast majority of meteorites are from the asteroid belt, and less than 1 percent of classified meteorites are lunar in origin. The total mass of all known lunar meteorites is probably less than 1,000 kilograms. Owning a piece of the moon is a pretty rare accomplishment!

One reason they are so rare is because lunar meteorites superficially look just like earth rocks. Even a true meteorite expert would not recognize a lunar meteor laying on the ground among earthly stones. Lunar meteorites have only been recognized in places naturally devoid of rocks, like sandy deserts and ice sheets. In fact, there has never been a lunar meteorite classified from North America, South America or Europe. Most are found in the Sahara Desert (Northwest Africa), Antarctica, or Oman. All Antarctic meteorites are governmental property so they cannot be privately attained.