Specimen Record
TC-00040
Laayoune 002 · Lunar (feldsp. breccia) · 116.40 g
This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00040. It is issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. as a reference for present and future owners. The photographs below show this specific specimen and are the primary means of verifying it.
Identification
Serial
TC-00040
Meteorite
Laâyoune 002
Classification
Lunar (feldsp. breccia)
Classification history
Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 111 (2023): Lunar (feldsp. breccia). Recommended: Lunar (feldsp. breccia). Name approved 19 March 2022.
Weight
116.40 g
Form
End cut, mirror polished cut face, uncut natural exterior on the reverse
Find location
Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara. Recorded coordinates 27.070°N, 13.202°W. Find January 2022. Place of purchase recorded as Agadir.
Surface
Both recovered stones are recorded as lacking fusion crust
Shock stage
Low
Weathering grade
Low
Classification record
Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111 (2023). Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Chabot N. L., D’Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Komatsu M. and Miao B. (2023) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 111. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 58, 901 to 904. doi:10.1111/maps.13995
Classifier
A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL
Type specimen
20.7 g in the form of a polished end cut at the University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (UWB)
Total known weight
5.15 kg, recovered as two stones of 3,680 g and 1,468 g. The database notes that its recorded masses are not authoritative and may be rounded.
Bulletin entry
Provenance
The Meteoritical Bulletin writeup records that the meteorite was found near Laayoune in January 2022 and purchased from the finder by Aziz Habibi. The Bulletin records the main mass as held by A. Habibi and gives the work name AH 709, submitted by A. Irving. This specimen was acquired by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. and prepared as an end cut, mirror polished on the cut face. It has not been etched and carries no coating.
Photographic record
On verification. The serial number on the accompanying certificate card is an index to this record. The photographs above and the stated weight are what identify this specimen. Meteorite surfaces, clast patterns and cut faces are individual to each stone, so a specimen can be compared directly against these images and weighed against the figure recorded here to two decimal places.
Record issued by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co., IMCA Member #3323, Hobe Sound, Florida.
Issued 4 September 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
Questions regarding this record may be directed to brian@tcmeteorites.com.
Issued 4 September 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
Questions regarding this record may be directed to brian@tcmeteorites.com.
