[meteorite-list] Is Amgala Official? / New Bulletin

[Zelimir Gabelica]

Hi Jeff, Jeff and List,

Wow, a wall of 670 km long! Or is it 670 m ?

The "Amgala" (for which, I presume the new name shuld be now "Oum Dreyga" 
?) tkw, as mentioned on Ph. Thomas' site, is indeed about 17 kg.

But I also know of some people (meteorite hunters) having recently 
(March-May 2005) brought more "Amgala" from Morocco. I saw several dozens 
of large complete stones and I could personally purchase, among others, an 
individual of 500+ grams. So that the tkw should be larger.

Is anyone from the List able to achieve some more accurate compilation so 
as to better evaluate the real tkw ? I can also try from the above source. 
I'll keep in touch if I learn more.

Best wishes,

Zelimir


A 10:18 10/05/05 -0400, vous avez écrit :
>We are just days away from releasing a preview version of the new 
>bulletin.  There will be several weeks during which you can make comments 
>to the editor before publication.
>
>We are just days away from releasing a preview version of the new 
>bulletin.  There will be several weeks during which you can make comments 
>to the editor before publication.
>
>Here's a pre-preview look at the entry pertaining to the name "Amgala":
>
>Oum Dreyga   28°18'N, 13°6'W
>   Gour Lafkah, Western Sahara
>   Fell 200316 October, 02:00 UT
>   Ordinary chondrite (H3-5)
>On 16 October 2003, Moroccan soldiers stationed in Western Sahara saw  a 
>meteorite falling on Gour Lafkah Mountains, south of Zbayra, about 21 km 
>from Oum Dreyga. The meteorite fell near a 670 km long wall built in 1985, 
>protected by antipersonnel mines, and guarded by soldiers. About 17kg were 
>recovered. Stones from this fall were later brought to Moroccan dealers. 
>Most of them have been collected after a rainfall and are thus slightly 
>oxidized. However, some fragments have been picked up soon after the fall; 
>these are very fresh. Fragments have been sold under the names Amgala and 
>Gor Lefcah. Classification and mineralogy (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): very 
>fresh, with a black fusion crust; H3-5 breccia  (Fa16.7± 6.0; 19.5 ± 0.8; 
>Fs14.4 ± 4.4; 17.4 ± 1.3), S4, W0. Specimens: type specimen 20 g and two 
>polished mounts, MNHNP; one 1 kg complete stone and 30 fragments totalling 
>862 g with Philippe Thomas.
>
>Jeff
>
>
>At 09:40 AM 5/10/2005, you wrote:
>G'day list,
>
>I'm curious if Amgala has been officially accepted yet and whether it will
>appear in the next bulletin. I know that one classification came back as
>H3.7-5 but I thought there may have been other labs working on this fall
>too?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff Kuyken
>I.M.C.A. #3085
>www.meteorites.com.au
>
>
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>At 09:40 AM 5/10/2005, you wrote:
>>G'day list,
>>
>>I'm curious if Amgala has been officially accepted yet and whether it will
>>appear in the next bulletin. I know that one classification came back as
>>H3.7-5 but I thought there may have been other labs working on this fall
>>too?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Jeff Kuyken
>>I.M.C.A. #3085
>>www.meteorites.com.au
>>
>>
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Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
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