A lot of the garbage being sold as lunar meteorites by so-called
reputable dealers will not even pass the fizz test.
http://geology.com/minerals/acid-test.shtml
Collectors are being fleeced out of thousands of dollars by terrestrial
limestone breccias, some of which can be found in the Atlas
Francesco, Just found another reference to Lunar rock 12039 by Bunch (not a
meteorite) and I stand corrected. It has a bulk SiO2 of 47.3 % and also
Calcalong Creeks bulk chemestry of SiO2 is actually 47.18. So, actually, Well
within the Lunar range. I'd get it tested. see link below
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Guanaco
Contributed by: Bernd Pauli
http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=10/08/2017
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