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67.9 gram individual.   Diogenite

TKW 25kg. Observed fall 27 October 1999, near Bilanga, Burkina-Faso.

Herbert writes:
15 years ago today, a shower of stones rained down on the villages of Bilanga-Yanga and Gomponsago in eastern Burkina-Faso. The stones turned out to be rare Diogenites, and at least 25 kg of these meteorites have been recovered. Bilanga is only the 11th Diogenite fall on record, and no further Diogenite fall has been recorded in the 15 years that have passed since it fell.
 


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 10/27/2014 12:47:36 PM		 Thank you all for your kind comments. :)
Stefan Ralew
 10/27/2014 8:02:14 AM		 Wonderful piece. Congrats, Herbert!
Gregor Hoeher
 10/27/2014 7:45:04 AM		 Impressive meteorite!
Rob Lenssen
 10/27/2014 6:38:13 AM		 Beautiful individual of a rare Fall!
Ray Watts /# 6289
 10/27/2014 5:45:53 AM		 Love the crust !
Jarkko Kettunen
 10/27/2014 3:32:58 AM		 Great piece!
Tomasz Jakubowski
 10/27/2014 2:01:17 AM		 Amazing one Herbert!
 

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