Comments (0) Over the past few months, I’ve fallen behind on keeping my collection page updated with photos of my new pieces. So, today I got caught up on everything! I’m happy to now own micros of Nakhla and Almahata Sita. Also, there are some other goodies like Vigarano and NWA 2999. These meteorites are not for sale.
On March 5th, 1960, the Gao-Guenie meteorite fell in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). For many years, “Gao” and “Guenie” were thought to be two separate meteorite falls. This confusion continued for many years, until research in the 1990’s confirmed that Gao/Guenie meteorites were in fact from a single fall.
Gao-Guenie is classified as a H5 ordinary chondrite. It’s a relatively inexpensive meteorite, considering that it’s a witnessed fall from a country without many meteorites. At the moment, I don’t have any of this meteorite for sale myself. But, to mark this occasion, here are some photos of an impressive Gao-Guenie meteorite I sold last year:
Based on Panorama theme by Themocracy
