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Tafassasset   contributed by Anne Black, IMCA 2356   MetBul Link


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TKW 115 kg. Fall not observed. Found 14 February 2011, in the Tenere desert, Niger.

Found at the arrow (green or red) on this map.   CR-an

Anne writes:
This is a slice that Alain Carion cut and polished quickly before the Tucson Show out of a mass that had somehow survived the carjacking and fire that consumed his car and a good part of his collection; one side of this large part slice is still black and clearly burned.


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Murray
 4/17/2017 10:52:37 AM
Burned twice! Beautiful and interesting stone.
John Divelbiss
 4/17/2017 10:01:09 AM
Tafassasset is a beautiful meteorite...the texture is "out of this world" gorgeous!
MexicoDoug
 4/17/2017 8:07:32 AM
Thanks for the Classic Anne, Paul ... The original Rosetta stony meteorite and a great 'asset for all collections!
 

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