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Copyright (c) Hanno Strufe.
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Most likely the 1935 gram main mass. Iron, IAB complex
TKW 2 kg. Fall not observed. Found 1888, Ghardaia, Algeria.
From The Handbook of Iron Meteorites (V. Buchwald):
The meteorite was discovered between sand and gravel at a depth of 5 m when excavating for a well about 80 km east of Ghardaia, on the main route to the Ouargla oasis.
   
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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Twink Monrad
3/25/2018 11:12:23 AM |
what a unique shape!! |
John Divelbiss
3/25/2018 7:16:06 AM |
found buried at 16 feet !! Unique story and iron, and again from the Paris collection...thanks for sharing Hanno. |
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