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| Basic information | Name: Djermaia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1961 Country: Chad Mass:  3.95 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 104 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, Ordinary chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 30:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DJERMAIA, Chad, Africa; FELL February 25, 1961. Writeup from MB 88: Djermaia additional mass:
A single black stone weighing 2947 g was given by a nomad to Raymond Martinot, insurance broker in Fort Lamy, Chad, after 1960. Identification (Michèle Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): it is a new individual of the Djermaia fall, determined from a comparison of sections. Specimen: MFranco. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) MFranco: Michel Franco (of Caillou Noir), 100 Chemin des Campenes 74400 Les Praz de Chamonix, France; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Chari-Baguirmi, Chad This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Chad (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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