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Chergach 
Chergach, 601 grams Type Chondrite Class Ordinary chondrite Group H5 Structural classification impact melt breccia Composition Olivine Fa18.2, pyroxene Fs15.5 Wo1.2 Shock stage S3 Weathering grade W0 Country Mali Region Timbuktu district Coordinates 23°41′47″N 5°00′53″W / 23.69639°N 5.01472°WCoordinates: 23°41′47″N 5°00′53″W / 23.69639°N 5.01472°W[1] Observed fall Yes Fall date 2 or 3 July 2007, daytime TKW 100 kg[1] Chergach[1] is a meteorite found at southwest of El Mokhtar, Erg Chech, Timbuktu district, Mali. It fell on 2 or 3 July 2007, in daytime, and was composed of ordinary chondrite (H5).
History
During 2007 fall and winter about 100 kg of meteorites were collected in the Erg Chech, north of Taoudenni.[2] Desert nomads reported that during daytime in July 2007 several detonations were heard over a wide area, a smoke cloud was seen and several stones fell from the sky, however no fireball was reported. Ouled Bleila was the finder of the first meteorites, but he died in October 2007 in a car accident on his way back from the trip to the Chergach strewn field. According to the Tuareg people, the elliptical strewn field stretches for more than 20 km.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Chergach
- ^ a b The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 94, September 2008
External links
Categories:- Chondrite meteorites
- Meteorite falls
- Meteorites found in Mali
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