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Gujba

• April 1, 2010

Gujba. This meteorite fell on April 3rd, 1984 in Yobe, Nigeria. A large conical stone was seen to fall and was smashed up by the villagers. Only about 5 kilos has been recovered. Gujba is classified as a Bencubbinite. This is a type of chondrite, related to the carbonaceous chondrites, but with chondrules of metal! Very little is known about them and Gujba is the first witnessed fall from this rare class of meteorites. This is without a doubt the strangest meteorite I have ever seen.

© Michael Farmer

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