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Oriented Gao Meteorite

Oriented Gao Meteorite

Flight oriented meteorite with rollover lip
Flow lines radiated from the apex
Weight: 28.2g
Size: 33 x 27 x 20 mm

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Pristine fligtht oriented Gao meteorite with rollover lip and flow lines radiated from the apex.
Meteorite with flow lines, emanating from a single point in all directions and shield-shaped with a very slight curve. The fusion crust is extremely well preserved and display bubbling on the back side of the specimen
History of Gao: (H5 brecciated), Burkina Faso, fall March 5, 1960 (1700hrs)
At least 16 stones, the largest weighing 2.5kg, fell 60 km N of the town of Leo, near the Upper Volta-Ghana border, reported, Met. Bull., 1967, (39), Meteoritics, 1970, 5, p.91. Analysis, olivine Fa18, B.Mason, GCA, 1967, 31, p.1100.

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