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| Basic information | Name: Gashua This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1984 Country: Nigeria Mass:  4.16 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 24 Jul 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 92:
Gashua 12°51'N, 11°02'E Dapchi, Nigeria Fall: April 1984 Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: The meteorite fall was reported by anonymous eyewitnesses to have occurred around April 1984 (about the time of the nearby Gujba fall) near the tiny desert settlement Kolomari close to the town of Gashua, Dapchi district, Nigeria. Physical characteristics:A single stone of 4162 g was recovered and broken by villagers into many pieces at the place of the fall.The pieces were stored by villagers until they were collected in 2005 and sent to E. Twelker. Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB) The meteorite is a weakly weathered ordinary chondrite with recrystallized texture and few poorly defined chondrules. Opaque and often interconnecting shock veins are present. Mineral compositions: Olivine (Fa23.8), pyroxene (Fs20). Classification:Ordinary chondrite (L6); S4, W1. Type specimens:A total of 40.4 g plus one polished thin section are on deposit at MNB. Twelker holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB92 Table 1 Line 27: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) Twelker: Eric Twelker, P.O. Box 844, Port Townsend, WA 98368, United States; Website (private address; updated 1 Dec 2014) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Yobe, Nigeria This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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