{"product_id":"gadamis-005-lunar-meteorite-ferroan-anorthosite-cataclastic-1-8-grams","title":"Gadamis 005 - Lunar Meteorite (Ferroan Anorthosite, Cataclastic) (1.8 grams)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eA genuine piece of the Moon. Gadamis 005 was recovered from the Ghadamès region of Nalut District, Libya — the same strewn field that produced the Gadamis 002–004 lunar meteorites, all found together and purchased by collector Mark Lyon in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eClassified as a \u003cstrong\u003elunar ferroan anorthosite, cataclastic\u003c\/strong\u003e, this material is compositionally and texturally similar to samples the Apollo 16 astronauts brought back from the Moon's ancient highlands crust — some of the oldest rock in the inner solar system. The cataclastic texture records repeated impact shock: the anorthosite has been brecciated and partially annealed over billions of years of bombardment on the lunar surface, before a final impact ejected this fragment on its journey to Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eLunar meteorites are among the rarest materials available to collectors — fewer than 700 are known worldwide, and this piece carries the added distinction of near-identical mineralogy to an actual Apollo return sample, without the impossibility of ever owning one of those.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lunar (feldspathic), ferroan anorthosite, cataclastic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFound:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ghadamès, Nalut District, Libya, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Achondrite — differentiated, lunar highlands crust\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rad Man Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54326773448988,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/5524\/1500\/files\/P7190213.jpg?v=1784589197","url":"https:\/\/radmanminerals.com\/products\/gadamis-005-lunar-meteorite-ferroan-anorthosite-cataclastic-1-8-grams","provider":"Rad Man Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}