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Rafsa 002   contributed by Ziyao Wang, IMCA 3908   MetBul Link


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  Lunar (troct. melt rock)

TKW 176.7 grams. Fall not observed. Found in Algeria and purchased January 2022 from a Moroccan dealer.

As of today this is 1 of 2 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (troct. melt rock).


 


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Shams, IMCA # 9774 from Egypt.
 9/17/2022 11:29:29 AM		 Do you know that "Rafsa" means a horse kick in Arabic!!! This one is a wonderful horse kick. Please keep sending nice pictures of planetary meteorites.
Kenneth Regelman
 9/17/2022 8:56:32 AM		 Very interesting !
 

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