Specimen Record TC-00042

Specimen Record
TC-00042

Adrar 013 · Lunar (melt breccia) · 115.15 g

This page is the permanent record for the specimen bearing serial TC-00042. 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-00042
Meteorite
Adrar 013
Classification
Lunar (melt breccia)
Weight
115.15 g
Form
Complete individual
Find location
Adrar, Algeria
Shock stage
High
Weathering grade
Low

Classification record

Published in
Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 113. Name approved 14 February 2024.
Classifier
A. Greshake, MNB
Type specimen
20.5 g held at the Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin
Total known weight
3.15 kg
Approved count
One of 65 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (melt breccia), as recorded in the Meteoritical Bulletin database in September 2026.

Provenance

Adrar 013 was purchased in 2023 from a meteorite dealer in Timokten, Algeria, and was classified by A. Greshake at the Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin, then published in the Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 113. The Bulletin records the main mass with Polandmet, Marcin Cimala, and names further holdings: Marcin Cimala 750 g, Craig Zlimen 600 g, Mark Lyon a 600 g mass and a 980 g mass, and Paul Durzan 400 g. Treasure Coast Meteorite Co. is not a recorded holder in the entry. This 115.15 gram complete individual was acquired by Treasure Coast Meteorite Co.

Photographic record

Adrar 013 lunar melt breccia complete individual, 115.15 grams, shown upright with a scale cube
The complete individual shown upright with a scale cube.
Primary face of the Adrar 013 lunar melt breccia, pale clasts set in a finer grey matrix
Primary face. Pale angular clasts set in a finer grey matrix.
Second face of the Adrar 013 lunar meteorite showing angular highland clasts in impact melt
Second face, showing the clast and matrix relationship from another orientation.
Reverse of the Adrar 013 stone with tan desert crust across part of the underside
Reverse. Tan desert crust is present across part of the underside and has not been removed.
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 14 September 2026. Classification data reproduced from the Meteoritical Bulletin entry cited above.
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