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| Basic information | Name: Katagum This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1999 Country: Nigeria Mass:  1500 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Sep 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 91:
Katagum 11°20′N, 10°5′E Katagum, Bauchi State, Nigeria Fall: 1999, first week of September, ~15:00 GMT Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: A stone was recovered near the village of Gadai, a few kilometers due northwest of Katagum, Bauchi State, Nigeria, by the chief of the village. The stone fell during a rainy day on a grazing ground. The fall was accompanied by a thunderous noise. According to Ohene Boansi Apea (BUK), who provided this report, another stone from this fall was found, but the information about it has been lost. Physical characteristics: A 1500 g fusion-crusted stone. Mineral compositions: (Ohene Boansi Apea, BUK; T. McCoy, SI) Fa23.6±0.2, Fs19.9±0.3. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6); S2. Type specimen: A 20 g sample is on deposit at BUK. Zaki holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB91 Table 1 Line 15: |
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| Institutions and collections |
BUK: Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2011) SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012) Zaki: Zaki Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Bauchi, Nigeria This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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