The stone was found in the flat steppes of the Kharabalinsky district, in the Astrakhan region of Russia. It had been known to the local population as a strange, visible magnetic stone for at least 10 years. Mr. Kotelevskyi took a sample of the stone in the summer of 2011 and sent it to Vernad in October 2012. Later, numerous small fragments of the meteorite were found around the main mass.
A total of 140 kg was found.
The stone was found in the flat steppes of the Kharabalinsky district, in the Astrakhan region of Russia. It had been known to the local population as a strange, visible magnetic stone for at least 10 years. Mr. Kotelevskyi took a sample of the stone in the summer of 2011 and sent it to Vernad in October 2012. Later, numerous small fragments of the meteorite were found around the main mass.
A total of 140 kg was found.
The stone was found in the flat steppes of the Kharabalinsky district, in the Astrakhan region of Russia. It had been known to the local population as a strange, visible magnetic stone for at least 10 years. Mr. Kotelevskyi took a sample of the stone in the summer of 2011 and sent it to Vernad in October 2012. Later, numerous small fragments of the meteorite were found around the main mass.
A total of 140 kg was found.
El Hammami is one of the first meteorites found in the Sahara and which was traded.
It was found in Mauritania in 1997, and yet it was also sold under the name of Mhamid, in Morocco, because they are Moroccans
of this city which made the trade of it.
In 1997 November, Mr. Thompson traveled to Mauritania and collected six fresh-looking stones totaling ~200 kg (individual masses of 80, 51, 30, 26,
8 and 4 kg) at the foot of the El Hammami mountains in Mauritania (1000 km southwest of Mhamid, Morocco).
Some of the material looks weathered and rusts easily, but most of it is fairly fresh.
A legend tells that the most oxidized specimens are the ones that were in direct contact with the skin of the camels used to transport the specimens.
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The Orcunama meteorite fell in the Philippines in 2011.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-4.
A single stone of 7800 g covered with a dark fusion crust was discovered.
On the clear and sunny morning of March 7, 2011, three farmers (Fredo Manzano, Edgar Francisco Senior and Enrico Camacho Junior) in Orconuma, Bongabonga, Philippines were clearing their field when they were startled by six consecutive loud explosions. The sound of the explosions seemed to last for half a minute. At first they thought it was thunder because the ground was shaking. As they looked up to the sky, they saw a “burning red object with sparks coming out of it”, leaving a thick trail of smoke and making a characteristic hissing sound before it hit the ground. By their own admission, the farmers initially thought it was a bomb and considered that it might be “the end of the world.” They remember that the birds flew away immediately at the sound of the explosions. They went to look, and less than 10 meters away, they found a hole in the ground, surrounded by stirred up dirt and what looked like burnt grass. Inside the hole, about 1 m deep, they saw a stone object and, lacking tools, they used a piece of wood lying nearby and their bare hands to dig it up. Not knowing what this strange stone was, they started asking around, and showing the stone to the locals, but then they were afraid someone would try to take it from them. This fear led them to wrap it in a sealed plastic container before burying it underground for a year. They finally decided that no one would come looking for it, so they dug up the stone and stored it in Fredo Manzano’s closet for the next 8 years. In 2020, they were interviewed for a local TV newscast (later posted on YouTube with over 5 million views), and during the filming, the stone was visually examined by geologist Jocelyn Villanueva, who concluded that it might be a type of basaltic volcanic rock. The farmers, however, remained convinced that it could be a meteorite and hired Ramelle Baquil Ramirez to help them find a buyer. Subsequently in April 2021, with the assistance of an experienced tektite dealer (Carmelita Cepe), the stone was acquired jointly by John Higgins and Jasper Spencer.
The Orcunama meteorite fell in the Philippines in 2011.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-4.
A single stone of 7800 g covered with a dark fusion crust was discovered.
On the clear and sunny morning of March 7, 2011, three farmers (Fredo Manzano, Edgar Francisco Senior and Enrico Camacho Junior) in Orconuma, Bongabonga, Philippines were clearing their field when they were startled by six consecutive loud explosions. The sound of the explosions seemed to last for half a minute. At first they thought it was thunder because the ground was shaking. As they looked up to the sky, they saw a “burning red object with sparks coming out of it”, leaving a thick trail of smoke and making a characteristic hissing sound before it hit the ground. By their own admission, the farmers initially thought it was a bomb and considered that it might be “the end of the world.” They remember that the birds flew away immediately at the sound of the explosions. They went to look, and less than 10 meters away, they found a hole in the ground, surrounded by stirred up dirt and what looked like burnt grass. Inside the hole, about 1 m deep, they saw a stone object and, lacking tools, they used a piece of wood lying nearby and their bare hands to dig it up. Not knowing what this strange stone was, they started asking around, and showing the stone to the locals, but then they were afraid someone would try to take it from them. This fear led them to wrap it in a sealed plastic container before burying it underground for a year. They finally decided that no one would come looking for it, so they dug up the stone and stored it in Fredo Manzano’s closet for the next 8 years. In 2020, they were interviewed for a local TV newscast (later posted on YouTube with over 5 million views), and during the filming, the stone was visually examined by geologist Jocelyn Villanueva, who concluded that it might be a type of basaltic volcanic rock. The farmers, however, remained convinced that it could be a meteorite and hired Ramelle Baquil Ramirez to help them find a buyer. Subsequently in April 2021, with the assistance of an experienced tektite dealer (Carmelita Cepe), the stone was acquired jointly by John Higgins and Jasper Spencer.
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El Mrira 001 is an ordinary H4 melt breccia chondrite discovered in Morocco in 2019.
What makes this meteorite special is its texture and its rarity; only 9 meteorites of this type classified to date.
El Mrira 001 28.467°N, 8.920°W
Morocco
Find: 2019 Jan
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4, melt breccia)
History: The specimens (total weight 6600 g) were found together in January 2019 in southern Morocco at 28.467°N, 8.920°W and purchased by Jesper Grønne in 2019 from a dealer in Agadir, Morocco.
Physical characteristics: A notable feature of these specimens is the presence of abundant spherical to ellipsoidal vesicles and larger vugs (up to 14 mm across) in the fine grained melt-textured matrix.
Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Very fresh specimen consisting of equilibrated Type 4 chondrite clasts in a very fine grained matrix with prominent vesicles (some ellipsoidal and preferentially aligned). Lithic clasts are shock-darkened and consist of well-formed chondrules in a relatively coarse grained, recrystallized matrix containing relatively abundant kamacite plus taenite, troilite, merrillite, chlorapatite and chromite. Clasts have shock stage S4. The vesicular matrix contains distributed small silicate mineral clasts set in a partly glassy, melt-textured groundmass with dispersed composite metal+troilite spherules (up to 1.5 mm in size).
Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.5±0.3, range Fa17.9-18.9, N = 6), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs16.5±0.5Wo1.2±0.2, range Fs16.2-17.3Wo1.0-1.4, N = 5), subcalcic augite (Fs9.1Wo36.3), augite (Fs6.0±0.6Wo46.1±0.3, range Fs5.5-6.4Wo46.3-45.9, N = 2), plagioclase (Ab64.2An34.7Or1.1).
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4-melt breccia).
Specimens: 20.1 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. J. Grønne.
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Al Haggounia 008 is an ordinary chondrite of 6.270 kg composed of 31 fragments.
This meteorite was found in December 2013, 120 km north
Chwichiya is an area rich in meteorites.
The pieces on sale have not been cleaned by choice, they are sold as they were found.
These are the last pieces on sale!
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Al Haggounia 008 is an ordinary chondrite of 6.270 kg composed of 31 fragments.
This meteorite was found in December 2013, 120 km north
Chwichiya is an area rich in meteorites.
The pieces on sale have not been cleaned by choice, they are sold as they were found.
These are the last pieces on sale!
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The Zag meteorite fell in Morocco in the Western Sahara in August 1998.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-6.
In this meteorite scientists have found salt crystals (Halite), and black carbonaceous inclusions type CI similar to the composition of Ceres.
Some scientists imagine that Zag was formed in a cryovolcano of Ceres.
Zag is an exceptional meteorite !
Zagora 007 is an ordinary chondrite of type H4. It was found by Salem Ouarkia in 2019 in the Zagora region of Morocco.
Writeup from MB 110 :
Zagora 007 30°06’32.1″N, 5°13’59.1″W
Morocco
Find: 2019 Jun
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
History: Found by Salem Ouarkia in June 2019. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021.
Physical characteristics: Brown stones without fusion crust.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-defined packed chondrules.
Geochemistry: Plagioclase An23.6Ab73.8Or2.6 (n=1)
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
Zagora 007 is an ordinary chondrite of type H4. It was found by Salem Ouarkia in 2019 in the Zagora region of Morocco.
Writeup from MB 110 :
Zagora 007 30°06’32.1″N, 5°13’59.1″W
Morocco
Find: 2019 Jun
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
History: Found by Salem Ouarkia in June 2019. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021.
Physical characteristics: Brown stones without fusion crust.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-defined packed chondrules.
Geochemistry: Plagioclase An23.6Ab73.8Or2.6 (n=1)
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
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Zagora 007 is an ordinary chondrite of type H4. It was found by Salem Ouarkia in 2019 in the Zagora region of Morocco.
Writeup from MB 110 :
Zagora 007 30°06’32.1″N, 5°13’59.1″W
Morocco
Find: 2019 Jun
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
History: Found by Salem Ouarkia in June 2019. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021.
Physical characteristics: Brown stones without fusion crust.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-defined packed chondrules.
Geochemistry: Plagioclase An23.6Ab73.8Or2.6 (n=1)
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
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The Orcunama meteorite fell in the Philippines in 2011.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-4.
A single stone of 7800 g covered with a dark fusion crust was discovered.
On the clear and sunny morning of March 7, 2011, three farmers (Fredo Manzano, Edgar Francisco Senior and Enrico Camacho Junior) in Orconuma, Bongabonga, Philippines were clearing their field when they were startled by six consecutive loud explosions. The sound of the explosions seemed to last for half a minute. At first they thought it was thunder because the ground was shaking. As they looked up to the sky, they saw a “burning red object with sparks coming out of it”, leaving a thick trail of smoke and making a characteristic hissing sound before it hit the ground. By their own admission, the farmers initially thought it was a bomb and considered that it might be “the end of the world.” They remember that the birds flew away immediately at the sound of the explosions. They went to look, and less than 10 meters away, they found a hole in the ground, surrounded by stirred up dirt and what looked like burnt grass. Inside the hole, about 1 m deep, they saw a stone object and, lacking tools, they used a piece of wood lying nearby and their bare hands to dig it up. Not knowing what this strange stone was, they started asking around, and showing the stone to the locals, but then they were afraid someone would try to take it from them. This fear led them to wrap it in a sealed plastic container before burying it underground for a year. They finally decided that no one would come looking for it, so they dug up the stone and stored it in Fredo Manzano’s closet for the next 8 years. In 2020, they were interviewed for a local TV newscast (later posted on YouTube with over 5 million views), and during the filming, the stone was visually examined by geologist Jocelyn Villanueva, who concluded that it might be a type of basaltic volcanic rock. The farmers, however, remained convinced that it could be a meteorite and hired Ramelle Baquil Ramirez to help them find a buyer. Subsequently in April 2021, with the assistance of an experienced tektite dealer (Carmelita Cepe), the stone was acquired jointly by John Higgins and Jasper Spencer.
The Orcunama meteorite fell in the Philippines in 2011.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-4.
A single stone of 7800 g covered with a dark fusion crust was discovered.
On the clear and sunny morning of March 7, 2011, three farmers (Fredo Manzano, Edgar Francisco Senior and Enrico Camacho Junior) in Orconuma, Bongabonga, Philippines were clearing their field when they were startled by six consecutive loud explosions. The sound of the explosions seemed to last for half a minute. At first they thought it was thunder because the ground was shaking. As they looked up to the sky, they saw a “burning red object with sparks coming out of it”, leaving a thick trail of smoke and making a characteristic hissing sound before it hit the ground. By their own admission, the farmers initially thought it was a bomb and considered that it might be “the end of the world.” They remember that the birds flew away immediately at the sound of the explosions. They went to look, and less than 10 meters away, they found a hole in the ground, surrounded by stirred up dirt and what looked like burnt grass. Inside the hole, about 1 m deep, they saw a stone object and, lacking tools, they used a piece of wood lying nearby and their bare hands to dig it up. Not knowing what this strange stone was, they started asking around, and showing the stone to the locals, but then they were afraid someone would try to take it from them. This fear led them to wrap it in a sealed plastic container before burying it underground for a year. They finally decided that no one would come looking for it, so they dug up the stone and stored it in Fredo Manzano’s closet for the next 8 years. In 2020, they were interviewed for a local TV newscast (later posted on YouTube with over 5 million views), and during the filming, the stone was visually examined by geologist Jocelyn Villanueva, who concluded that it might be a type of basaltic volcanic rock. The farmers, however, remained convinced that it could be a meteorite and hired Ramelle Baquil Ramirez to help them find a buyer. Subsequently in April 2021, with the assistance of an experienced tektite dealer (Carmelita Cepe), the stone was acquired jointly by John Higgins and Jasper Spencer.
The Orcunama meteorite fell in the Philippines in 2011.
It has been classified chondrite type H3-4.
A single stone of 7800 g covered with a dark fusion crust was discovered.
On the clear and sunny morning of March 7, 2011, three farmers (Fredo Manzano, Edgar Francisco Senior and Enrico Camacho Junior) in Orconuma, Bongabonga, Philippines were clearing their field when they were startled by six consecutive loud explosions. The sound of the explosions seemed to last for half a minute. At first they thought it was thunder because the ground was shaking. As they looked up to the sky, they saw a “burning red object with sparks coming out of it”, leaving a thick trail of smoke and making a characteristic hissing sound before it hit the ground. By their own admission, the farmers initially thought it was a bomb and considered that it might be “the end of the world.” They remember that the birds flew away immediately at the sound of the explosions. They went to look, and less than 10 meters away, they found a hole in the ground, surrounded by stirred up dirt and what looked like burnt grass. Inside the hole, about 1 m deep, they saw a stone object and, lacking tools, they used a piece of wood lying nearby and their bare hands to dig it up. Not knowing what this strange stone was, they started asking around, and showing the stone to the locals, but then they were afraid someone would try to take it from them. This fear led them to wrap it in a sealed plastic container before burying it underground for a year. They finally decided that no one would come looking for it, so they dug up the stone and stored it in Fredo Manzano’s closet for the next 8 years. In 2020, they were interviewed for a local TV newscast (later posted on YouTube with over 5 million views), and during the filming, the stone was visually examined by geologist Jocelyn Villanueva, who concluded that it might be a type of basaltic volcanic rock. The farmers, however, remained convinced that it could be a meteorite and hired Ramelle Baquil Ramirez to help them find a buyer. Subsequently in April 2021, with the assistance of an experienced tektite dealer (Carmelita Cepe), the stone was acquired jointly by John Higgins and Jasper Spencer.
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Zagora 007 is an ordinary chondrite of type H4. It was found by Salem Ouarkia in 2019 in the Zagora region of Morocco.
Writeup from MB 110 :
Zagora 007 30°06’32.1″N, 5°13’59.1″W
Morocco
Find: 2019 Jun
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
History: Found by Salem Ouarkia in June 2019. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021.
Physical characteristics: Brown stones without fusion crust.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-defined packed chondrules.
Geochemistry: Plagioclase An23.6Ab73.8Or2.6 (n=1)
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.
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Zagora 007 is an ordinary chondrite of type H4. It was found by Salem Ouarkia in 2019 in the Zagora region of Morocco.
Writeup from MB 110 :
Zagora 007 30°06’32.1″N, 5°13’59.1″W
Morocco
Find: 2019 Jun
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
History: Found by Salem Ouarkia in June 2019. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah in 2021.
Physical characteristics: Brown stones without fusion crust.
Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-defined packed chondrules.
Geochemistry: Plagioclase An23.6Ab73.8Or2.6 (n=1)
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)
Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.