October 13, 2023
GAO-GUENIE METEORITE, 19.2 Grams Africa
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You are bidding on a Very Nice Gao-Guenie Meteorite. It is 19.2 grams 15 mm X 26 mm 29 mm. Gao–Guenie is a H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite fell on in 1960 in Burkina Faso, Africa. The fall was composed by a large number of fragments and it is one of the largest observed meteorite showers in Africa to date.Gao–Guenie meteorites fell in Burkina Faso on March 5, 1960 at 17:00 (local time). After three separate detonations, several thousands of stones rained down over an area of about 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi). The sound of the fall was heard as far as Ouagadougou, which is 100 kilometres (62 mi) away. Eyewitnesses said that some trees were broken and henhouses destroyed. The largest stones recovered weigh up to 10 kilograms. Also, included is a Kansas Meteorite Society Certificate of Authenticity/Specimen ID Card.
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