Chergach

Chergach[1] is a meteorite found at southwest of El Mokhtar, Erg Chech, Timbuktu district, Mali. It fell on 2 or 3 July 2007, in daytime, and was composed of ordinary chondrite (H5).

Chergach
Chergach, 601 grams
TypeChondrite
Structural classificationimpact melt breccia
ClassOrdinary chondrite
GroupH5
CompositionOlivine Fa18.2, pyroxene Fs15.5 Wo1.2
Shock stageS3
Weathering gradeW0
CountryMali
RegionTimbuktu district
Coordinates23°41′47″N 5°00′53″W[1]
Observed fallYes
Fall date2 or 3 July 2007, daytime
TKW100 kg[1]
Strewn fieldYes

History

During 2007 fall and winter about 100 kilograms (220 lb) of meteorites were collected in the Erg Chech, north of Taoudenni.[2] Desert nomads reported that during daytime in July 2007 several detonations were heard over a wide area, a smoke cloud was seen and several stones fell from the sky, however no fireball was reported. Ouled Bleila was the finder of the first meteorites, but he died in October 2007 in a car accident on his way back from the trip to the Chergach strewn field. According to the Tuareg people, the elliptical strewn field stretches for more than 20 kilometres (12 mi).[2]

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See also

Notes
  1. Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Chergach
  2. The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 94, September 2008
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