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Northeast Africa 083
Abbreviation: NEA 083
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2024
Country: Libya
Mass:9.2 kg
Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 114 (2025): Lunar
Recommended: Lunar
This is 1 of 119 approved meteorites classified as Lunar.
Approved 2 Dec 2025
Northeast Africa 083 (NEA 083)
Libya Purchased: 2024
Classification: Lunar meteorite
History: Found in Libya and purchased from an Algerian seller
Physical characteristics: Pale gray crystalline stone with minor impact melt veins visible on the cut surface. Fine fractures are observed throughout which have been infilled with terrestrial weathering products.
Petrography: Granulitic achondrite composed of fine-grained anhedral pyroxene and sub- to euhedral olivine enclosed in anorthite. Accessory phases are rare Ti-rich chromite and troilite. Vesicles in the impact melt veins are infilled with gypsum and other terrestrial products. No evidence of additional lithologies is observed.
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