Hi Jeff, Jeff and List,
Wow, a wall of 670 km long! Or is it 670 m ?
The "Amgala" (for which, I presume the new name shuld be now "Oum Dreyga" ?) tkw, as mentioned on Ph. Thomas' site, is indeed about 17 kg.
But I also know of some people (meteorite hunters) having recently (March-May 2005) brought more "Amgala" from Morocco. I saw several dozens of large complete stones and I could personally purchase, among others, an individual of 500+ grams. So that the tkw should be larger.
Is anyone from the List able to achieve some more accurate compilation so as to better evaluate the real tkw ? I can also try from the above source. I'll keep in touch if I learn more.
Best wishes,
Zelimir
A 10:18 10/05/05 -0400, vous avez écrit :
We are just days away from releasing a preview version of the new bulletin. There will be several weeks during which you can make comments to the editor before publication.
We are just days away from releasing a preview version of the new bulletin. There will be several weeks during which you can make comments to the editor before publication.
Here's a pre-preview look at the entry pertaining to the name "Amgala":
Oum Dreyga 28°18'N, 13°6'W
Gour Lafkah, Western Sahara
Fell 200316 October, 02:00 UT
Ordinary chondrite (H3-5)
On 16 October 2003, Moroccan soldiers stationed in Western Sahara saw a meteorite falling on Gour Lafkah Mountains, south of Zbayra, about 21 km from Oum Dreyga. The meteorite fell near a 670 km long wall built in 1985, protected by antipersonnel mines, and guarded by soldiers. About 17kg were recovered. Stones from this fall were later brought to Moroccan dealers. Most of them have been collected after a rainfall and are thus slightly oxidized. However, some fragments have been picked up soon after the fall; these are very fresh. Fragments have been sold under the names Amgala and Gor Lefcah. Classification and mineralogy (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): very fresh, with a black fusion crust; H3-5 breccia (Fa16.7± 6.0; 19.5 ± 0.8; Fs14.4 ± 4.4; 17.4 ± 1.3), S4, W0. Specimens: type specimen 20 g and two polished mounts, MNHNP; one 1 kg complete stone and 30 fragments totalling 862 g with Philippe Thomas.
Jeff
At 09:40 AM 5/10/2005, you wrote: G'day list,
I'm curious if Amgala has been officially accepted yet and whether it will appear in the next bulletin. I know that one classification came back as H3.7-5 but I thought there may have been other labs working on this fall too?
Cheers,
Jeff Kuyken I.M.C.A. #3085 www.meteorites.com.au
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At 09:40 AM 5/10/2005, you wrote:G'day list,
I'm curious if Amgala has been officially accepted yet and whether it will appear in the next bulletin. I know that one classification came back as H3.7-5 but I thought there may have been other labs working on this fall too?
Cheers,
Jeff Kuyken I.M.C.A. #3085 www.meteorites.com.au
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