Specimen Record TC-00047

Specimen Record
TC-00047

NWA 17706 · Lunar · 19.15 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00047. 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-00047
Meteorite
Northwest Africa 17706
Classification
Lunar
Petrologic type
Troctolitic anorthosite, melt breccia (as given in the MB 114 writeup)
Weight
19.15 g
Form
Complete individual
Find location
Algeria, found December 2024
Surface
Desert varnished, lacking fusion crust (as the Bulletin describes the eight rocks)

Classification record

Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin 114 (2026), approved 14 September 2025
Classifier
Jose Garcia, ADARA
Type specimen
MUNA
Total known weight
328 g, recorded as eight rocks (327.9 g in the MB 114 data table)
Bulletin entry
Meteoritical Bulletin Database, Northwest Africa 17706

Provenance

The Meteoritical Bulletin records that NWA 17706 was purchased in Tindouf from Taguati Abdelhamid, and records the remaining mass with Brian McDonald. This complete individual is part of that remaining mass, acquired by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co.

Photographic record

NWA 17706 lunar meteorite, 19.15 g complete individual, desert varnished gray surface with deep pits, on a white background
The complete individual on a white background, showing the knobby, deeply pitted exterior.
NWA 17706 lunar meteorite complete individual viewed from above
Viewed from above, with pale tan material in some of the hollows.
NWA 17706 lunar complete individual from an angle
An angled view of the gray, desert varnished surface.
Close view of the NWA 17706 lunar individual surface
Close view of the surface, where the varnish gives a soft sheen.
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 21 September 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
Questions regarding this record may be directed to brian@tcmeteorites.com.

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Jinger Wolfe

A really rare chondrite. An H3 with very low weathering with lots, lots of metal.

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