TL;DR: Oued Awlitis Phosphate is a main entry in the 外星矿物知识引擎 database.
A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare meteorite from the Oued Awlitis find contains minerals indicating volcanic activity much more recent than previously thought, extending the Moon's volcanic history by over a billion years.
Formula
CaAl₄Si₂O₁₁ (donwilhelmsite) + associated phases
Occurrence
Oued Awlitis 001 lunar meteorite (found in Western Sahara)
Significance
2.35 billion-year-old lunar rock found in Africa; rewrites understanding of lunar volcanism timeline
Source
ScienceDaily, July 2025