Moon Meteorite Oued el Hamim 001 – Rare Lunar, 1.4 g

This specimen is a sliced fragment of the Oued el Hamim 001 lunar meteorite, recovered in Libya. The stone has been cut into a slice for display and study purposes. It represents authentic lunar material ejected from the Moon’s surface by impact events and later delivered to Earth.
This is a rare lunar specimen of high scientific and collector relevance, originating from confirmed lunar meteorite material.

Features
• Name: Oued el Hamim 001 Moon Meteorite
• Classification: Lunar meteorite
• Origin: Moon
• Found: Libya
• Discovery Date: 2024
• Total known weight: 33.18 kg
• Weight: 1.4 g
• Dimensions: approx. 24 × 22 × 1 mm
• Condition: Slice (cut)

Scientific and Physical Characteristics

Oued el Hamim 001 consists of a mixture of anorthositic and basaltic lithic fragments embedded in an impact-generated matrix. This structure reflects repeated impact processes on the lunar surface that fragment and reassemble crustal and regolith materials.

Studies describe localized evidence of aqueous alteration in parts of the olivine population, including partial transformation to iddingsite-like phases. These features are interpreted as secondary alteration processes affecting specific mineral phases, rather than primary lunar formation conditions.

The cut slice allows observation of the internal fabric, including clast distribution and matrix structure, characteristic of lunar highland-derived materials.

Three stones were found together. Exterior is desert weathered and light brown in color. No fusion crust is present. Saw-cut surfaces show fragments of white feldspar, clasts of various sizes, and a gray-green fine-grained groundmass. Major phases are plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine. Minor phases include chromite-spinel, ilmenite, and troilite. Vesicular shock-melt domains are present throughout.

Every purchase includes a Certificate of Authenticity, and provenance is personally guaranteed as a member of the Meteoritical Society.