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Kem Kem Morocco in 2001. Weathering grade is only W-2 on this
rare meteorite making it one of the freshest R chondrites besides
the type name Rumuruti.
More Information:
Saharan meteorites from Morocco and surrounding countries
Northwest Africa
Purchased or found 1985 to Date
find location are being sold by Moroccan rock and mineral dealers,
and by people from other countries who have collected material in
Morocco. These meteorites are all sold as Moroccan finds, but there
are plausible reports that some were actually collected in Algeria or
Western Sahara. Other meteorites have been reported from this region
with what appear to be preise find locations. The reliability of locality
information associated with these meteorites is difficult to assess due
to the anonymity of all of the finders and most of the original sellers,
and because the Nomenclature Committee lacks the resources to investigate.
All meteorites found in this region are numbered in a "Northwest Africa"
(NWA) series. The Nomenclature Committee considers it possible that
differently numbered specimens are paired with each other or with other
named meteorites, and some may even be derived from the same individual object.
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