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an up-to-date (and subject to frequent change) 

in approximate order of decreasing alumina (Al2O3) concentration
(also see alternate list in alphanumeric order)

The list contains only those meteorites that have been announced in The Meteoritical Bulletin,
described elsewhere in the scientific literature, or that I've studied myself
and believe to be of lunar origin.

"Chemical Classification of Lunar Meteorites"
(click on Al2O3, FeO, or Th concentrations in list)
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Allan Hills (ALHA)
A81005
Elephant Moraine (EET)
87521  96008
Larkman Nunatak (LAR)
06638
Pecora Escarpment (PCA)
 02007
Graves Nunataks (GRA)
06157
MacAlpine Hills (MAC)
88104  88105
Queen Alexandra Range (QUE)
93069  94269  94281
Asuka
881757
Jiddat al Harasis (JaH)
348
Meteorite Hills (MET)
01210
Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU)
169  300  449
Kalahari
008  009
Miller Range (MIL)
 05035  07006  090034  090036  090070  090075
Shişr
 160  161  162  166
Dar al Gani (DaG)
262  400  996  1042  1048  1058
  LaPaz Icefield (LAP)
02205  02224  02226  02436  03632  04841
Northeast Africa (NEA)
001  003
 (Yanai)
1153 
Dhofar
025  026  081  280  287  301  302  303  304  305  306  307  308  309  310  311  457  458  459  460  461  462  463  464  465  466  467  468  489  490  730  731  733  908  909  910  911  925  950  960  961  1084  1085  1180  1224  1428  1436  1442  1443  1527  1528  1627 
Northwest Africa (NWA)
032  479  482  773  2200  2700  2727  2977  2995  2996  2998  3136  3160  3163  3170  3190  3333  4472  4483  4485  4503  4734  4819  4881  4884  4898  4932  4936  5000  5151  5152  5153  5207  5406  5744  6221  6252  6275  6355  6470  6481  6554  6555  6570  6578  6687  6721  6831  6888  6950  7007  7022  7190  7274 

  The List

N
plot
name
when found or purchased
lunar rock type*
mass
(grams)
where found or purchased
Al2O3
(%)
FeO**
(%)
Th
(ppm)
thorium-poor, feldspathic breccias
1
#
Dhofar 081/ 280/ 910/ 1224
1999-2003
feldspathic glassy-matrix fragmental breccia
572
Oman
32
2.8
0.14
2
j
Northwest Africa 2998/ [7262 provisional]
2006, 2012
feldspathic breccia
163
[576]  
Morocco
31
2.9
0.17
3
ß
Shişr 162
2006
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
5525
Oman
31
3.2
0.16
4
X
Z
Miller Range 090034
Miller Range 090070/ 090075
2009/ 2010
feldspathic breccia
195.565
280.984
Antarctica
31
3.4
0.5
5
g
Northwest Africa 2200
2004
feldspathic regolith breccia
552
Morocco
30
3.9
0.4
6
%
Dhofar 302
2001
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
3.83
Oman
30
3.1
0.3
7
R
Larkman Nunatak 06638
2007
feldspathic breccia
5.293
Antarctica
30
 3.9
 0.4
8
>
Shişr 160
2008
feldspathic regolith breccia
100.86
Oman
30
3.9
0.3
9
}
Dhofar 733/ [unnamed 38]
2002
2012?
feldspathic granulitic breccia
98
[?]
Oman
30
3.0
0.08
10
4
Dar al Gani 400/ [1058 provisional]
1998/ 1998
feldspathic regolith breccia
1425
[3240]
Libya
29
3.5
0.3
11
G
Graves Nunataks 06157
2007
feldspathic regolith breccia
0.788
Antarctica
29
 3.6
0.2
12
f
 Northwest Africa 482
2001
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
1015
probably
Algeria
29
3.8
0.2
13
{
 Dhofar 490/ 1084
2001/ 2003
feldspathic fragmental breccia
124
Oman
29
4.0
0.4
14
@
Dhofar 026/ 457/ 458/ 459/ 460/ 461/ 462/ 463/ 464/ 465/ 466/ 467/ 468
2000/ 2001
feldspathic granulitic breccia
709
Oman
29
4.1
0.4
15
<
Shişr 166
2008
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
128.8
Oman
29
4.1
0.4
16
 Northwest Africa 6578
2010
feldspathic granulitic breccia
1638
Morocco
?
4.2
0.4
17
]
Dhofar 1428
2006
feldspathic regolith breccia
213
Oman
29
4.2
0.4
18
M
MacAlpine Hills 88104/ 88105
1989
feldspathic regolith breccia
723.7
Antarctica
29
4.3
0.4
19
U
Queen Alexandra Range 93069/ 94269
1993/ 1994
feldspathic regolith breccia
24.6
Antarctica
29
4.4
0.5
20
 [unnamed 35]
2011?
feldspathic breccia
507
  
?
4.5
0.3
21
&
Dhofar 303/ 305/ 306/ 307/ 309/ 310/ 311/ 489/ 730/ 731/ 908/ 909/ 911/ 950/ 1085/ [unnamed 28]/
2001-2003
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
1037
[1078]
Oman
28
3.2
0.07
22
D
Yamato 82192/ 82193/ 86032
1983/ 1986
feldspathic fragmental breccia
712.14
Antarctica
28
4.7
0.19
23
2
Dar al Gani 262/ 996/ 1042/ 1048
1997/ 99/
99/ 01
feldspathic regolith breccia
1327
Libya
28
4.4
0.4
24
!
Dhofar 025/ 301/ 304/ 308
2000/ 01
01/ 01
feldspathic regolith breccia
772
Oman
27
4.8
0.6
25
d
Northwest Africa 6481
2010
feldspathic fragmental breccia
13.7
Morocco
?
4.7
0.6
26
i
Northwest Africa 6721
2011
feldspathic fragmental breccia
181
Morocco
?
5.0
0.5
27
Y
Miller Range 090036
2009/ 2010
feldspathic breccia
244.830
Antarctica
27
5.0
1.6
28
 
[unnamed]
("specimen 1153")
<2000
feldspathic regolith breccia
[~1.4]
(estimate)
Antarctica
27
5.2
?
29
 Northwest Africa 7022
2011
feldspathic fragmental breccia dominated by one large impact-melt-breccia clast
444
Northwest Africa
?
FB: 5.3
IB: 6.3
FB: 2.1
IB: 3.0
30
1
Northeast Africa 001
2002
feldspathic regolith breccia
262
Sudan
27
5.4
0.2
31
/
Jiddat al Harasis 348
2006
feldspathic fragmental breccia
18.4
Oman
28
5.5
0.3
32
\
Dhofar 1436/ 1443
2004/ 2001
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
60.9
Oman
27
5.6
0.4
33
 S
Miller Range 07006
2007
feldspathic regolith breccia
1.368
Antarctica
27
5.6
0.4
34
 Northwest Africa 6888
2011
feldspathic regolith breccia
208
Northwest Africa
?
5.7
0.7
35
u
Northwest Africa 3163/ 4483/ 4881/ 6275
2005
feldspathic granulitic breccia
2449
Mauritania or Algeria
27
5.7
0.11
36
?
Dhofar 1627
2010
feldspathic breccia
86.1
Oman
?
5.7
2.7
37
t
Northwest Africa 5000
2007
feldspathic fragmental breccia
11,528
Morocco
26
5.8
0.7
38
P
Pecora Escarpment 02007
2003
feldspathic regolith breccia
22.372
Antarctica
26
6.2
0.4
39
   [Northwest Africa 7274 provisional]
2012
feldspathic breccia
372.6
Morocco
?
6.2
1.9
40
B
Yamato 791197
1979
feldspathic regolith breccia
52.4
Antarctica
26
6.3
0.3
41
A
Allan Hills A81005
1982
feldspathic regolith breccia
31.4
Antarctica
26
5.5
0.3
42
s
Northwest Africa 4936/ 5406/ 6221/ 6355/ 6470/ 6570/ 6687/ [7190 provisional]
2007-2011
feldspathic glassy-matrix breccia
1883
[1888]
Morocco
25
5.0
1.9
43
±
Shişr 161
2008
feldspathic regolith breccia
57.2
Oman
25
5.9
0.16
44
¿
Dhofar 1527
2009
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
42.6
Oman
25
8.0
0.5
45
«
Dhofar 1528
2009
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
213.2
Oman
24
6.0
1.4
46
£
Sayh al Uhaymir 449
2006
feldspathic, glassy-matrix regolith breccia
16.5
Oman
23
7.9
0.9
47
y
Northwest Africa 5744
2009
feldspathic granulitic breccia
170
Mali
23
6.0
0.12
48
¥
Sayh al Uhaymir 300
2004
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
152.6
Oman
22
7.8
0.5
49
r
Northwest Africa 4932
2007
feldspathic impact-melt breccia
93.3
Algeria
22
8.6
0.5

Th-rich, mafic breccias
50
m
Northwest Africa 4472/ 4485
2006
mafic regolith breccia
252
Africa
18
9.3
7
51
$
Sayh al Uhaymir 169
2002
regolith breccia with large mafic impact-melt breccia clast
206.45
Oman
IMB: 16
RB: 18
11
11
32
9
52
¢
Dhofar 1442
2005
regolith breccia
106.5
Oman
14
14
15
mingled breccias
that consist of both basaltic and feldspathic material or maybe some Th-rich component ("KREEP")
53
w
Northwest Africa 5207
2007
basalt-bearing feldspathic
fragmental breccia
101
Morocco
24
7.6
1.3
54
µ
Dhofar 1180
2005
basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia
115.2
Oman
23
9.2
0.9
55
[
Dhofar 925/ 960/ 961/ [unnamed 37/
2003, 2007
clast-rich, glassy-matrix regolith breccia
106
[108.5]
Oman
23-18
8-11
1-3
56
b
Northwest Africa 4819
2007
feldspathic regolith breccia
234
Morocco
22
7.0
1.5
57
H
Yamato 983885
1999
basalt-bearing
feldspathic regolith breccia
289.71
Antarctica
22
8.8
2.1
58
h
Northwest Africa 2995/ 2996/ 3190/ 4503/ 5151/ 5152/ 6252/ 6554/ 6555/ [6831 provisional]/ [unnamed 3]/ [unnamed 12]/ [unnamed 36]
2005-07
basalt-bearing
feldspathic (fragmental?) breccia
2224
[3103]
Algeria
21
9.7
1.5
59
©
Calcalong Creek
~1990
basalt-bearing
feldspathic regolith breccia
19
Australia
21
9.6
4
60
z
[unnamed 4]
2005
anorthosite-bearing
basaltic regolith breccia
[26]
Africa
19
11.5
0.8
61
F
Yamato 793274/ 981031
1980/ 1999
anorthosite-bearing
basaltic regolith breccia
194.5
Antarctica
18
12
1.1
62
v
Northwest Africa 5153
2007
basalt-bearing feldspathic
fragmental breccia
50.4
Morocco
17
13
1.5
63
Q
Queen Alexandra Range 94281
1994
anorthosite-bearing
basaltic regolith breccia
23.4
Antarctica
16
14
0.9
64
p
Northwest Africa 4884
2007
anorthosite-bearing
basaltic regolith breccia
42
northwestern
Africa
17
14
0.9
65
T
Meteorite Hills 01210
2001
anorthosite-bearing
basaltic regolith breccia
22.83
Antarctica
17
16
0.9
66
k
Northwest Africa 3136
2004
anorthosite-bearing
basaltic regolith breccia
95.1
Algeria or Morocco
14
15
1.3
67
E
Elephant Moraine 87521/ 96008
1987/ 1996
basaltic or gabbroic fragmental breccia
83.7
Antarctica
14
18
0.9
68
8
9
Kalahari 008/ 009
1999
feldspathic regolith breccia & monomict basaltic fragmental breccia
14,098
Botswana
MB: 28
FB: 14
4.6
17.1
0.2
<0.2
mare basalts
69
q
Northwest Africa 4898
2007
mare basalt
137
northwestern
Africa
12
17
0.4
70
C
Yamato 793169
1979
mare basalt
6.1
Antarctica
11
22
0.7
71
J
Asuka 881757
1988
mare basalt,
"ortho" cumulate
442
Antarctica
10
23
0.4
72
O
Miller Range 05035
2005
mare basalt
142.216
Antarctica
9
21
0.5
73
L
LaPaz Icefield 02205/ 02224/ 02226/ 02436/ 03632/ 04841
2002-2005
mare basalt
1930.4
Antarctica
10
22
2.2
74
n
Northwest Africa 4734
2006
mare basalt
1372
Morocco
10
22
1.9
75
a
Northwest Africa 032/ 479
1999/ 2001
mare basalt
456
Morocco
9
22
1.9
76
§
Dhofar 287
2001
mare basalt with
regolith breccia
154
Oman
MB: 8
RB: ?
21
?
0.6
?
77
3
Northeast Africa 003
2000 & 2001
mare basalt with
basaltic impact-melt breccia
124
Libya
MB: 8
Brx: 4
22
25
0.4
0.9
78
x
Northwest Africa 773/ 2700/ 2727/ 2977/ 3160/ [3170 provisional]/ 3333/ 6950/ 7007/ Anoual
2000-2011
complex fragmental and regolith breccia consisting of basalt and cumulate olivine gabbro
2901
[2962]
northwestern
Africa
Brx: 9
MB: 8
OG: 4
19
20
22
1.7
1.4
1.1

Meteorites listed in the same box with a slash (/ ), e.g., MacAlpine Hills 88104 and MacAlpine Hills 88105 are paired, i.e., they are two or more fragments of a single object that made the Moon-Earth trip.  Other unidentified pairings may exist. 

*  It is not always possible to identify the type of breccia from a small thin section and different petrologists don't always agree on the classification. Some of these classifications might be in error.

** Total iron as FeO.

 Thanks to Erich H. Haiderer, Norbert Classen, and Tony Irving for providing samples, images, and opinions that help sort out possible pairing relationships among the many Dhofar and Northwest Africa lunar meteorites

Maps: U.S. Antarctic (ANSMET) | Japanese Antarctic (NIPR)| Dhofar, Oman

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Randy L. Korotev

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis

Please don't contact me about the meteorite you think you've found until you read this and this.

e-mail: korotev@wustl.edu
 
15-May-2012


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