Specimen Record TC-00054

Specimen Record
TC-00054

Laayoune 002 · Lunar (feldsp. breccia) · 24.00 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00054. 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-00054
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
24.00 g
Form
End cut, 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
Meteoritical Bulletin Database, Laâyoune 002

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 comes from the same lot as the 116.40 g end cut recorded as TC-00040. It was acquired by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. and prepared as an end cut, polished on the cut face. It has not been etched and carries no coating. It is supplied in a display box with a signed certificate of authenticity.

Photographic record

Laayoune 002 lunar meteorite end cut, 24.00 g, polished cut face
The polished cut face. This is the face by which the specimen is identified.
Laayoune 002 lunar feldspathic breccia, 24.00 g end cut, polished face showing angular clasts and pale veining
The cut face photographed straight on, showing angular clasts, the cluster of dark red brown clasts near the center, and the branching pale veining.
Laayoune 002 lunar meteorite end cut, 24.00 g, natural exterior with a scale cube
The reverse, left uncut, retaining the natural exterior surface of the stone, beside a scale cube.
Laayoune 002 lunar meteorite end cut, edge profile showing the polished face and natural exterior
The edge profile, showing the relationship between the polished face and the natural exterior.
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 3 November 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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