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| Basic information | Name: Gasseltepaoua This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 2000 Country: Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12023 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Gasseltepaoua Soum, Djibo, Burkina Faso Fell 2000 August 22 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A fist-sized stone (weight unknown) was seen to fall by farmers working outdoors in the village of Gasseltepaoua, northern Burkina Faso. Mineralogy and classification (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): Ordinary chondrite, H5 (Fa19.2 Fs17.1), S4, W1. Specimens: type specimen, 16.7 g, MNHNP; main mass, Museum of Bureau of Mines and Geology of Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Soum, Burkina Faso This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||
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