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| Basic information | Name: Dar el Kahal This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Mali Mass:  85 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 132 approved meteorites classified as H5-6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 23 Apr 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Dar el Kahal 22°5’50"N, 2°32’35"W Gao, Mali Purchased: Oct 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5-6) History: A first individual, completely covered by black fusion crust, was found by a nomad while searching for historical artifacts near the former salt mines of Taoudenni, northern Mali. During the following systematic search many fragments totaling 85 kg were recovered from a strewn field about 10 km in diameter. Petrography: The meteorite is an H type breccia consisting of completely recrystallized type 6 and less intensely recrystallized type 5 fragments. The latter contain delineated chondrules. The meteorite is strongly shocked (S4), i.e., olivine shows mosaicism. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites from Gao, Mali (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 90 approved meteorites from Mali (plus 2 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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