Hi,
It’s my understanding that the collateral disseminated indicated the lunar you saw in Tucson was “One of the largest” — which is most certainly is: it’s the second largest. The largest is NWA 12760 which is just two+ pounds heavier and which also part of the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum’s collection and is on display in Bethel. Thanks and wishing everyone a great weekend / Darryl > On Feb 20, 2025, at 7:14 PM, Alfredo Petrov via Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Last Weekend at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show there was a 56.75 Kg(!) lunar > on exhibit which belongs to the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, in Bethel, > Maine. They claim it is the largest mass of Moon rock currently known on this > planet. > Beautiful piece, under constant armed police guard during the 4 days of the > show. > > On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 08:56, Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi Listees, > > I was thinking about lunars today and how the market around them has changed > since the days just before the NWA gold rush. Even well into the NWA period, > new lunar recoveries were usually the big topic of conversation. Remember NWA > 482? Or the feeding frenzy around NWA 5000? > > NWA 5000 was the largest lunar mass until that big Kalahari find came to > light, but we've seen dozens(?) of sizeable lunar recoveries in recent years > and it seems like people have gotten numb to them somewhat. It seems like > it's not that big of a deal anymore if a football-sized moon rock is > recovered. > > So, what is officially the biggest lunar mass now? I've lost track. > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > <https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list> > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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