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| Basic information | Name: Geidam This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1950 Country: Nigeria Mass:  725 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11372 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 20:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. NEW GEIDAM STONY METEORITE. NIGERIA Name: GEIDAM. The place of fall or discovery: near village of Saro, Seidam district, Bornu province, Nigeria. Date of fall or discovery: FALL, June 6, 1950. Class and type: STONY, light-grey chondrite. The number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 725 gr. The circumstances of the fall or discovery: ? Source: Article: W.N.Macleod, R.Walls. Notes on Meteorites from Nigeria. Rec. Geol. Surv. Nigeria, 1958. London, 1960, 21-26. 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. GEIDAM, Nigeria; φ = 13°N, λ = 11°52'E. FELL July 6, 1950, 0.72 kg. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 20, Moscow (1961) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Yobe, Nigeria This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites from Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Seidam (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||