List of Lunar Meteorites - Alumina Concentration Order

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an up-to-date (and subject to frequent change)

in approximate order of decreasing alumina (Al₂O₃) concentration
(also see alternate list in alphanumeric order)

The list contains only those meteorites that have been announced in The Meteoritical Bulletin,
described elsewhere in the scientific literature, or that I've studied myself
and believe to be of lunar origin.

"Chemical Classification of Lunar Meteorites"
(click on Al₂O₃, FeO, or Th concentrations in list)

alphanumeric GO TO list
Allan Hills (ALHA) A81005	Elephant Moraine (EET) 87521 96008	Larkman Nunatak (LAR) 06638	Pecora Escarpment (PCA) 02007
Anoual	Graves Nunataks (GRA) 06157	MacAlpine Hills (MAC) 88104 88015	Queen Alexandra Range (QUE) 93069 94269 94281
Asuka 881757	Jiddat al Harasis (JaH) 348	Meteorite Hills (MET) 01210	Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 169 300 449
Calcalong Creek	Kalahari 008 009	Miller Range (MIL) 05035
Dar al Gani 262 400 996 1042 1048	LaPaz Icefield (LAP) 02205 02224 02226 02436 03632 04841	Northeast Africa (NEA) 001 003	Yamato 791197 793169 793274 82192 82193 86032 981031 983885
			(Yanai) 1153
Dhofar 025 026 081 280 287 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 489 490 730 731 733 908 909 910 911 925 950 960 961 1084 1085 1180 1224 1428 1436
Northwest Africa (NWA) 032 479 482 773 2200 2700 2727 2977 2995 2996 2998 3136 3160 3163 3190 3333 4472 4483 4485 4503 4734 4819 4881 4884 4898 4932 4936 5000 5151 5152 5153 5207

N	plot	name	when found or purchased	lunar rock type*	mass (grams)	where found or purchased	Al₂O₃ (%)	FeO** (%)	Th (ppm)
thorium-poor, feldspathic breccias
1	j	Northwest Africa (NWA) 2998	2006	feldspathic breccia	163	Algeria	~31	2.7	0.13
2	#	Dhofar 081/280/910/1224	1999-2003	feldspathic glassy-matrix fragmental breccia	174+251+ 142+5 = 572	Oman	31	2,8	0.14
3	g	Northwest Africa (NWA) 2200	2004	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	552	Morocco	30	3.9	0.4
4	%	Dhofar 302	2001	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	4	Oman	30	3.1	0.3
5	@	Dhofar 026/ 457/458/459/460/461/462/ 463/464/465/466/467/468	2000/2001	feldspathic granulitic breccia	709	Oman	29	4.1	0.4
6	}	Dhofar 733	2002	feldspathic granulitic breccia	98	Oman	29	3.3	0.14
7	b	Dar al Gani 400	1998	feldspathic regolith breccia	1425	Libya	29	3.5	0.3
8	G	Graves Nunataks (GRA) 06157	2007	feldspathic breccia	0.8	Antarctica	~29	3.6	0.2
9	f	Northwest Africa (NWA) 482	2000?	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	1015	probably Algeria	29	3.8	0.2
10	R	Larkman Nunatak (LAR) 06638	2007	feldspathic breccia	5	Antarctica	~29	3.9	0.4
11	M	MacAlpine Hills (MAC) 88104/88105	1989	feldspathic regolith breccia	61+663 = 724	Antarctica	29	4.3	0.4
12	{	Dhofar 490/1084	2001/2003	feldspathic fragmental breccia	34+90 = 124	Oman	29	4.0	0.4
13	>	[unnamed 16]	2008	feldspathic breccia	101	Oman	~29	4.0	0.3
14	<	[unnamed 17]	2008	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	129?	Oman	~29	4.2	0.15
15	]	Dhofar 1428	2006	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	213	Oman	29	4.2	0.4
16	&	Dhofar 303/305/306/307/ 309/310/311/489/730/731/ 908/909/911/950/1085	2001-2003	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	4+34+13+50+ 81+11+4+34+108+ 36+245+4+194+ 22+197 = 1037	Oman	28	3.2	0.07
17	D	Yamato 82192/82193/86032	1983/1986	feldspathic fragmental breccia	37+27+648 = 712	Antarctica	28	4.7	0.19
18	U	Queen Alexandra Range (QUE) 93069/94269	1993/1994	feldspathic regolith breccia	21+3 = 24	Antarctica	29	4.4	0.5
19	1	Dar al Gani 262/996/1042/1048	1997/99/ 99/01	feldspathic regolith breccia	513+12+801+1 = 1328	Libya	28	4.4	0.4
20		[unnamed] ("specimen 1153")	<2000	feldspathic regolith breccia	not reported	Antarctica (see revised info)	27	5.2	?
21	t	Northwest Africa (NWA) 5000	2007	feldspathic breccia	11,528	Morocco	~27	5.8	0.7
22	!	Dhofar 025/301/304/308	2000	feldspathic regolith breccia	751+9+10+2 = 772	Oman	27	4.8	0.6
23	c	Northeast Africa (NEA) 001	2002	feldspathic regolith breccia	262	Sudan	27	5.4	0.2
24	\	Dhofar 1436/[Jiddat al Harasis (JaH) 348 provisional]	2004/2006	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	24.2/18.7	Oman	27	5.6	0.3
25	u	*Northwest Africa (NWA) 3163/[4483 provisional]/4881*	2005	feldspathic granulitic breccia	1634 + 208 + 606 = 2448	Mauritania or Algeria	27	5.7	0.11
26	±	[unnamed 15]	2008	feldspathic breccia	57	Oman	~27	5.8	0.16
27	s	*[Northwest Africa (NWA) 4936 provisional]*	2007	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	179	northern Africa	~26	6.1	1.9
28	P	Pecora Escarpment (PCA) 02007	2003	feldspathic regolith breccia	22	Antarctica	26	6.2	0.4
29	B	Yamato 791197	1979	feldspathic regolith breccia	52	Antarctica	26	6.3	0.3
30	A	Allan Hills (ALHA) A81005	1982	feldspathic regolith breccia	31	Antarctica	26	5.5	0.3
31	£	Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 449	2006	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	16.5	Oman	26	5.8	?
32	¢	Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 300	2004	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	153	Oman	22	7.8	0.5
33	r	*[Northwest Africa (NWA) 4932 provisional]*	2007	feldspathic impact-melt breccia	93	Morocco	?	8.6	0.5
Th-rich, mafic breccias that probably don't contain much mare basalt
34	m	Northwest Africa (NWA) 4472/4485	2006	mafic regolith breccia	64.3+188 = 252	Africa	18	9.3	7
35	[	Dhofar 925/960/961	2003	mafic impact-melt breccia	49+35+22 = 106	Oman	925: 23 960: ?? 961: 18	7 ? 11	1 ? 3
36	$	Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 169	2002	mafic impact-melt breccia & regolith breccia	206	Oman	IMB: 16 RB: 18	11 11	32 9
mingled breccias that consist of both basaltic and feldspathic material or maybe some Th-rich component ("KREEP")
37	0	Northwest Africa (NWA) 4819	2007	feldspathic regolith breccia	234	Morocco	22	7.0	1.5
38	u	*[Northwest Africa (NWA) 5207 provisional]*	2007	basalt-bearing feldspathic fragmental breccia	101	Morocco	?	7.6	1.3
39	H	Yamato 983885	1999	basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia	290	Antarctica	22	8.8	2.1
40	/	Dhofar 1180	2005	basalt-bearing feldspathic impact-melt breccia	121	Oman	23	9.2	0.9
41	h	Northwest Africa (NWA) 2995/[2996 provisional]/ 3190/4503/[5151 provisional]/ [5152 provisional]/[unnamed 3b]/[unnamed 12]	2005-07	basalt-bearing feldspathic (fragmental?) breccia	538 + 984 + 41 + 70 + 289 + 38 + 691 + 168 = 2819	Algeria & Morocco	21	9.7	1.5
42	©	Calcalong Creek	~1990	basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia	19	Australia	21	9.6	4
43	z	*[unnamed 4]*	2005	anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia	26	Africa	19	11.5	0.8
44	F	Yamato 793274/981031	1980/1999	anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia	9+186 = 195	Antarctica	18	12	1.1
45	v	*[Northwest Africa (NWA) 5153 provisional]*	2007	basalt-bearing feldspathic fragmental breccia	50	Morocco	~17	13	1.5
46	Q	Queen Alexandra Range (QUE) 94281	1994	anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia	23	Antarctica	16	14	0.9
47	p	Northwest Africa (NWA) 4884	2007	anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia	42	northwestern Africa	?	14	0.9
48	T	Meteorite Hills (MET) 01210	2001	anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia	22.8	Antarctica	17	16	0.9
49	k	Northwest Africa (NWA) 3136	2004	anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia	95	Algeria or Morocco	14	15	1.3
50	E	Elephant Moraine (EET) 87521/96008	1987/1996	basaltic or gabbroic fragmental breccia	31+53 = 84	Antarctica	14	18	0.9
51	ß	Kalahari 008/009	1999	feldspathic regolith breccia & basaltic fragmental breccia	598+13,500 = 14,100	Botswana	28 14	4.6 17.1	0.2 <0.2
mare basalts
52	q	Northwest Africa (NWA) 4898	2007	mare basalt	137	northwestern Africa	12	17	0.4
53	C	Yamato 793169	1979	mare basalt	6	Antarctica	11	22	0.7
54	J	Asuka 881757	1988	mare basalt, "ortho" cumulate	442	Antarctica	10	23	0.4
55	I	Miller Range (MIL) 05035	2005	mare basalt	142	Antarctica	9	21	0.5
56	L	LaPaz Icefield (LAP) 02205/02224/ 02226/02436/03632/04841	2002- 2005	mare basalt	1226+252+244+ 59+ 93 + 56 = 1930	Antarctica	10	22	2.2
57	n	Northwest Africa (NWA) 4734	2006 & 2007	mare basalt	1372	Morocco	11	22	1.9
58	e	Northwest Africa (NWA) 032/479	1999/2001	mare basalt	~300+156 = ~456	Morocco	9	22	1.9
59	§	Dhofar 287	2001	mare basalt with regolith breccia	154	Oman	MB: 8 RB: ?	21 ?	0.6 ?
60	d	Northeast Africa (NEA) 003	2000 & 2001	mare basalt with basaltic impact-melt breccia	6+118 = 124	Libya	MB: 8 Brx: 4	22 25	0.4 0.9
61	x	*Northwest Africa (NWA) 773/2700/ 2727/2977/3160/ [3333 provisional], Anoual*	2000/2005	complex fragmental and regolith breccia consisting of basalt and cumulate olivine gabbro	633+32+191+ 233+34+33+6 = 1162	northwestern Africa	Brx: 9 MB: 8 OG: 4	19 20 22	1.7 1.4 1.1

Meteorites listed in the same box with a slash (/), e.g., MacAlpine Hills 88104 and MacAlpine Hills 88105 are paired, i.e., they are two or more fragments of a single object that made the Moon-Earth trip. Other unidentified pairings may exist.

* It is not always possible to identify the type of breccia from a small thin section and different petrologists don't always agree on the classification. Some of these classifications might be in error.

** Total iron as FeO.

Thanks to Erich H. Haiderer, Norbert Classen , and Tony Irving for providing images and opinions that help sort out possible pairing relationships among the many Dhofar and Northwest Africa lunar meteorites.

Maps: U.S. Antarctic (ANSMET) | Japanese Antarctic (NIPR)| Dhofar, Oman

NASA Lunar Meteorite Compendium

alleged lunar meteorites, but really terrestrial rocks or slag

14 July 2006: Statement regarding alleged lunar meteorite known as BCC96001

3 October 2006: Statement regarding alleged lunar meteorites from Sweden

12 November 2007: Statement about alleged lunar meteorites being sold by starchasersmeteorites

Prepared by:

Randy L. Korotev

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis

Please don't contact me about the meteorite you think you’ve found until you read this and this.

e-mail: korotev@wustl.edu

Last revised: 09-Jul-2008

an up-to-date (and subject to frequent change)

in approximate order of decreasing alumina (Al2O3) concentration (also see alternate list in alphanumeric order)

The list contains only those meteorites that have been announced in The Meteoritical Bulletin, described elsewhere in the scientific literature, or that I've studied myself and believe to be of lunar origin.

alleged lunar meteorites, but really terrestrial rocks or slag

in approximate order of decreasing alumina (Al₂O₃) concentration
(also see alternate list in alphanumeric order)

The list contains only those meteorites that have been announced in The Meteoritical Bulletin,
described elsewhere in the scientific literature, or that I've studied myself
and believe to be of lunar origin.