Meteorite Gao-Guenie (H5)

An exquisite 6.9 g flight marked Gao-Guenie H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite (oriented individual) with brown crust and an interesting inclusion visible through the crust.

Gao-Guenie meteorite fell on March 5, 1960 at 5:00 pm local time in Burkina Faso. This fall produced a very large strewn field. The reports of two falls a month apart in the same region which was later dismissed has led to an indeterminate total known weight (TKW). When the specimens of the two falls where compare they where an exact match. It has been suggested that the TKW could be as high as 1000 kilos. Thousands of stones have been found and continue to be recovered from the area. Some specimens are oriented and many have interesting shapes. GAO is classified as an Ordinary Chondrite type H5.

Country Burkina Faso
Locality Gourounsi
Dimensions 1,9x1,5x1,1 cm
Weight 6.9g