[meteorite-list] Is Amgala Official? / New Bulletin

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 10 10:18:33 2005
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050510101249.02a35ab0_at_gsvaresm02.er.usgs.gov>

We are just days away from releasing a preview version of the new
bulletin. There will be several weeks during which you can make comments
to the editor before publication.

We are just days away from releasing a preview version of the new
bulletin. There will be several weeks during which you can make comments
to the editor before publication.

Here's a pre-preview look at the entry pertaining to the name "Amgala":

Oum Dreyga 28?18'N, 13?6'W
   Gour Lafkah, Western Sahara
   Fell 200316 October, 02:00 UT
   Ordinary chondrite (H3-5)
On 16 October 2003, Moroccan soldiers stationed in Western Sahara saw a
meteorite falling on Gour Lafkah Mountains, south of Zbayra, about 21 km
from Oum Dreyga. The meteorite fell near a 670 km long wall built in 1985,
protected by antipersonnel mines, and guarded by soldiers. About 17kg were
recovered. Stones from this fall were later brought to Moroccan dealers.
Most of them have been collected after a rainfall and are thus slightly
oxidized. However, some fragments have been picked up soon after the fall;
these are very fresh. Fragments have been sold under the names Amgala and
Gor Lefcah. Classification and mineralogy (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): very
fresh, with a black fusion crust; H3-5 breccia (Fa16.7? 6.0; 19.5 ? 0.8;
Fs14.4 ? 4.4; 17.4 ? 1.3), S4, W0. Specimens: type specimen 20 g and two
polished mounts, MNHNP; one 1 kg complete stone and 30 fragments totalling
862 g with Philippe Thomas.

Jeff


At 09:40 AM 5/10/2005, you wrote:
G'day list,

I'm curious if Amgala has been officially accepted yet and whether it will
appear in the next bulletin. I know that one classification came back as
H3.7-5 but I thought there may have been other labs working on this fall
too?

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
I.M.C.A. #3085
www.meteorites.com.au


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At 09:40 AM 5/10/2005, you wrote:
>G'day list,
>
>I'm curious if Amgala has been officially accepted yet and whether it will
>appear in the next bulletin. I know that one classification came back as
>H3.7-5 but I thought there may have been other labs working on this fall
>too?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff Kuyken
>I.M.C.A. #3085
>www.meteorites.com.au
>
>
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>Meteorite-list mailing list
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