Gao-Guenie meteorite, Gao Department, Ziro Province, Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Fasoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gao-Guenie meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Gao Department | Department |
| Ziro Province | Province |
| Centre-Ouest Region | Region |
| Burkina Faso | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 39' North , 2° 11' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sapouy | 3,837 (2012) | 45.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
301693
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:301693:3
GUID (UUID V4):
a92daa06-e692-4aa3-8421-a4e301f9d7a1
Name(s) in local language(s):
, République de Haute-Volta
Gao-Guenie is a meteorite that fell on March 5, 1960, in Burkina Faso.
After three separate detonations, several thousand stones fell over an area of about 70 square kilometers.
This is 1 of 9577 approved meteorites classified as H5 (ordinary Chondrite).
Olivine-bronzite chondrite.
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3 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Lawrencite Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 Description: Inferred from Fe chloride rich hygroscopic droplets oozing out of the dry meteorite's surface. (Only one individual, out of more than 100 Gao individuals, displayed this phenomenon.) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Lawrencite | 3.AB.20 | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Lawrencite | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Lawrencite | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Lawrencite | (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao%E2%80%93Guenie_meteorite |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q176241 |
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Gao-Guenie meteorite, Gao Department, Ziro Province, Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso