Bilanga Diogenite

BLG34

Fresh Fall

Located shortly after the fall, it has fresh black fusion crusted on 25% of the specimen. The interior is bright and pristine. It is about 1.5 inches long.

37 x 27 x 26 mm

34 g complete individual

PPG: $36.18

$1,230.00

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Bilanga

Location:
  • Burkina Faso
Fell: 1999, October 27
Group:
  • Stone
Type:
  • Achondrite
Class:
  • Diogenite
Total known weight: 25 kg +

At least 25kg of meteorites with fresh black fusion crust were collected after a widely witnessed meteorite shower. Pieces are reported to have fallen in the villages of Bilanga-Yanga and Gomponsago. Diogenites are a relatively rare type of meteorite. Macroscopic native copper up to 2mm has been observed in Bilinga.