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| Basic information | Name: Oum Dreyga This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 2003 Country: Western Sahara Mass:  17 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 86 approved meteorites classified as H3-5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 89:
Oum Dreyga Gour Lafkah, Western Sahara Fell 200316 October, 02:00 UT Ordinary chondrite (H3-5) On 16 October 2003, Moroccan soldiers stationed in Western Sahara saw a meteorite falling on Gour Lafkah Mountains, south of Zbayra, about 21 km from Oum Dreyga. The meteorite fell near a 670 km long wall built in 1985, protected by antipersonnel mines, and guarded by soldiers. About 17 kg were recovered. Stones from this fall were later brought to Moroccan dealers. Most of them have been collected after a rainfall and are thus slightly oxidized. However, some fragments have been picked up soon after the fall; these are very fresh. Fragments have been sold under the names Amgala and Gor Lefcah. Classification and mineralogy (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): very fresh, with a black fusion crust; H3-5 breccia (Fa16.7± 6.0; 19.5 ± 0.8; Fs14.4 ± 4.4; 17.4 ± 1.3), S4, W0. Specimens: type specimen 20 g and two polished mounts, MNHNP; one 1 kg complete stone and 30 fragments totalling 862 g with PThomas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB89 Table 1 Line 50: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) PThomas: Philippe Thomas, Meteoritica, La Chave, 07690 St André en Vivarais, France (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 52 approved meteorites from Rio de Oro, Western Sahara This is 1 of 286 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Amgala (MB89) Gor Lefcah (MB89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||