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GAO

GAO
Olivine-bronzite Chondrite (H5)
 
This meteorite fell on March 5, 1960 around 5:00 in the afternoon. At least 16 stones fell in an area 60 kilometers north of Leo, near the Upper Volta-Ghana border. The largest stone weighed 2.5 kilos. Gao displays beautiful mottled grey matrix.
 
The weight of this specimen is 476 grams

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