Bordj Omar Driss 001 meteorite, Bordj Omar Driss, In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeriai
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Bordj Omar Driss 001 meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Bordj Omar Driss | Commune |
In Amenas District | District |
Illizi Province | Province |
Algeria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 36' 14'' North , 6° 0' 14'' East
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Origin locality:
Deposit first discovered:
2018
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
BOD 001
Meteoritical Bulletin Database provides the following:
"Dark-grayish rock with some light clasts and pores.
Petrography: The meteorite is a melt-breccia composed of up to several mm sized basaltic clasts set into a fine-grained melt rock matrix. The locally schlieren-like melt matrix is mostly crystalline and contains abundant pores."
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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