Tranquillityite
Tranquillityite
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In 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts brought rocks back to Earth from the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility. Within these stones, we found many hints towards the creation of both our moon and our own planet. Sample 10047 contained a mineral never seen by NASA geologists: Tranquillityite, named for its place of discovery.
For over 40 years, Tranquillityite was known to form only on the Moon. However, in 2011 geologists identified deposits of the mineral in Western Australia. These new samples formed in the Warakurna Large Igneous Province and are over one billion years old.
This specimen is one of those rare pieces of terrestrial Tranquillityite, recovered from Australia. It comes with a handsome display case and an informational authenticity card.

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