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Geidam

Basic information

Name: Geidam
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1950
Country: Nigeria
Mass: 725 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 20	(1961)	Chondrite
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 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 20:
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NEW GEIDAM STONY METEORITE. NIGERIA

Name: GEIDAM.

The place of fall or discovery: near village of Saro, Seidam district, Bornu province, Nigeria.

Date of fall or discovery: FALL, June 6, 1950.

Class and type: STONY, light-grey chondrite.

The number of individual specimens: 1.

Total weight: 725 gr.

The circumstances of the fall or discovery: ?

Source: Article: W.N.Macleod, R.Walls. Notes on Meteorites from Nigeria. Rec. Geol. Surv. Nigeria, 1958. London, 1960, 21-26.

Writeup from MB 30:
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GEIDAM, Nigeria; φ = 13°N, λ = 11°52'E.

FELL July 6, 1950, 0.72 kg.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 20, Moscow (1961)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964)

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Photos:

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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Gipo Meteorites
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Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Nigeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(12° 55'N, 11° 55'E)
Recommended::	(12° 55'N, 11° 55'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Yobe, Nigeria
This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites from Nigeria

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Synonyms

Seidam (In NHM Cat)

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