Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Hapkeite is a mineral discovered in the Dhofar 280 meteorite found in 2000 in Oman on the Arabian peninsula. The meteorite is believed to originate from the Moon; specifically it appears to be a fragment of lunar highland breccia. Hapkeite’s composition is of silicon and iron and it is similar to other silicon-iron minerals found on Earth. An impact on the Moon is thought to have launched the partially molten or vaporized material into orbit.