[meteorite-list] Irons in Mauritania

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:57 2004
Message-ID: <3A5A4967.85B625F6_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Michel Franco a écrit:

> I have just received an info about the possible discovery of hexaedric
> irons near one of the 2 mauritanian craters (Aouelloul or Tenoumer).


Bonsoir Michel, Hello List,

Could this be a revival of the Chinguetti story?
But Chinguetti was supposed to be a mesosiderite!
The coordinates given for the Chinguetti mass are
the same as the coordinates for Aouelloul.
The Aouelloul impactor is said to have been an iron
- possibly a pallasite, so myth and folklore may have
blended here. Just a guess!

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Mon 08 Jan 2001 06:12:39 PM PST