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Gao-Guenie
Location: Burkina Faso, Upper Volta,
West Africa

Olivine-Bronzite Chondrite H-5

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Gao-Guenie
End Piece
Front View
Back View
Weight: 37.1 grams
Price: $95.00

From my Personal Collection


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Gao-Guenie
History

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Name: Gao-Guenie
Location: Burkina Faso, Upper Volta,
West Africa
Type: Olivine-Bronzite Chondrite H-5

This stone meteorite was seen to fall on March 5, 1960. Many of the
pieces originally recovered crashed through the of native huts. Initially,
16 pieces were found. Lately, enterprising locals have taken to searching the
fields during the winter months when grasses are low, and several hundred more
stones have been recovered in this fashion. The total recovered weight to this
date amounts to over 200 kilograms.

This meteorite was published in the Meteoritical Society Bulletin No. 83
Check out their web site at http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/

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