Lunar Mare Simulant Vial - Interesting Materials from Stemcell Science Shop

Lunar Mare Simulant Vial (1 oz)

Name: Lunar Mare Simulant Vial (1 oz)
Brand: Stemcell Science Shop
SKU: LU-0269
Price: 12.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$12.00

13 reviews

This vial contains simulated moon dust. It was engineered to be chemically and mechanically identical to the surface of ancient volcanic plains on the Moon, called maria.

The particle size and composition was designed to match that of the samples returned from the lunar mare during the Apollo missions.

Net wt.: 1 oz.

Chemical composition by weight:

42.81% silicates (SiO₂)
18.89% magnesium oxide (MgO)
14.13% aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃)
7.87% iron oxide (FeO_T)
5.94% calcium oxide (CaO)
4.92% sodium oxide (Na₂O)
4.62% titanium oxide (TiO₂)
0.57% potassium oxide (K₂O)
0.44% phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅)
0.21% chromium oxide (Cr₂O₃)
0.15% manganese oxide (MnO)
0.11% sulfur trioxide (SO₃)

This item was previously featured in our Matter Science Box

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Fayth rated this 5 stars on Etsy

Exactly as described. Came in a glass vial with a cork stopper, not glued shut so you can mess with your simulated moon dust if you like. This is the only sample I got where the info card was small enough to pack inside its labeled box--the rest were up to me to match with their items. Which was pretty easy since I knew what I ordered, but something to keep in mind if you're sending a box of science to someone else.

Came exactly as described. I neat piece to have and share with my daughter.

friend loved receiving it as a gift!

great great great great great

Excellent product! Exactly as described and a beautiful gift.

This will make the perfect gift!

I bought four of the simulant bottles for a friend's birthday, they arrived extremely well packaged and safe, all with an information pamphlet and securely sealed. He loved them! I recommend this shop!

Excellent Simulant

We purchased this to perform some small scale weathering tests and the persons most knowledgeable with lunar geology working on the project were impressed!