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| Basic information | Name: Pétèlkolé This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1995 Country: Niger Mass:  189 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12021 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:
Pétèlkolé Téra, Niger Fell 1995 April 10 Ordinary chondrite (H5) The fall occurred in the afternoon and was eye-witnessed by a shepherd in the campground of Garauol Olo, near Pétèlkolé, Téra district, not far from the border with Burkina Faso. One stone of 189 g was collected just after the impact, under few centimetres of sand. An investigation in Pétèlkolé led by Ama Salah Issack (Department of Geological and Mining Research) confirmed that only one stone was collected and provided the coordinates of the fall. Mineralogy and classification (L. Latouche, MNHNP): Ordinary chondrite, H5 (Fa18Fs16), S2, W0. Specimens: type specimen, 30 g, MNHNP, 60 g Africa Museum, Brussels, Belgium; main mass, University of Niamey, Niger. | ||||||||||||
| 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 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Niamey, Niger This is 1 of 123 approved meteorites from Niger (plus 6 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||
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