Buenos Aires Argentina
The Balcarce meteorite was found near here in June of 2002
Date: 01/17/2010
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Balcarce - 10 grams
Balcarce is currently unclassified but it is suspected to be an H4 chondrite
Date: 01/17/2010
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Balcarce - 10 grams
The bottom view of our Balcarce individual
Date: 01/17/2010
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Bassikounou Map
Courtesy meteorite-recon.com
Date: 04/05/2009
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Bassikounou - 14.6 grams
A single stone of 3,165 grams was found by A. Salem El Moichine after it fell on October 16, 2006
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bassikounou - 14.6 grams
Soon after the first stone - more than twenty additional specimens similar to our stone above were recovered by locals and meteorite hunters
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bassikounou Strewnfield
The additional finds defined a eight kilometer long strewnfield shown on the map above - with even more additional finds the total recovered mass is now over 46 kilograms - Courtesy meteorite-recon.com
Date: 04/05/2009
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Bassikounou - 2.6 grams
This broken fragment provides a nice look inside the meteorite
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bassikounou - 2.6 grams
Our various specimens have been classified as H5 ordinary chondrites
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bassikounou Landscape
Desert landscape between Bassikounou and Nema
Date: 04/11/2009
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Bassikounou - 3.14 grams
Many of these small individuals have now been found and are available to collectors
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bassikounou - 3.14 grams
Most stones have a great jet-black crust with lots of visible metal
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bassikounou Strewnfield - Satellite
Courtesy Dr. Svend Buhl - niger-meteorite-recon.de
Date: 09/06/2007
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Bassikounou - 9.8 grams
This cut stone shows the distinctive brown and light gray interior
Date: 05/05/2009
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Bassikounou - 9.8 grams
A look at the crusted side of the cut specimen
Date: 05/05/2009
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Historical map of Sumner County Kansas
The four stones of the Belle Plaine L6 Chondrite were found here in 1950
Date: 04/13/2009
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Sumner County Landscape
The terrain is mostly irrigated farmland
Date: 01/03/2003
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Belle Plaine - 1.72 grams
Our small piece has a slight blue color highlighted with sparkling metal
Date: 01/01/2000
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Rissani
The Bensour meteorite fell near the town of Rissani in Morocco
Date: 04/13/2009
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Bensour - 26.94 grams
Bensour is an Arabic word meaning "land of falcons"
Date: 01/01/2000
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Bensour - 26.94 grams
A peek inside the stone shows some metal inclusions
Date: 01/01/2000
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