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Kilabo - Witnessed Fall LL6 Chondrite from Nigeria - 2002

Kilabo - Witnessed Fall LL6 Chondrite from Nigeria - 2002

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On July 21, 2002, a brilliant fireball lit up the night sky over Kilabo Nigeria.  Loud explosions were heard and a meteorite was found in a small crater.  This fresh LL6-chondrite meteorite has a brecciated grey matrix with metal flecks. 

Refer to the photo.  The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included.  Your specimen will be selected from the same lot shown.  You will get the biggest fragment remaining in the lot or several small fragments.  Your purchase will include a labelled gemjar for safe storage.

From the Meteoritical Bulletin entry on Kilabo :

Kilabo

Nigeria

Fell 2002 July 21, 19:30 hrs local time

Ordinary chondrite (LL6)

Mr. Mallam Yahava Muhammad of Hadejia, Nigeria, observed a brilliant fireball moving south to north. Two loud detonations were heard several minutes later. Mr. Mallam Audu and several neighbours in Kilabo heard the stone fall and later recovered it. The meteorite was found in the crater measuring 35 cm wide by 20 cm deep in sandy soil. The meteorite had fragmented on impact into many pieces, the largest of which was 2.2 kg. A total weight of ~19 kg was recovered. Stones were recovered in five villages in the region, with the largest piece in Kilabo. Classification (P. Sipiera, Harper; M. Zolensky, JSC): olivine, Fa31.1, CaO <0.09, predominantly <0.05. Low Ca-pyroxene, Fs27.1 PMD = 0.02. Abundant coarse-grained plagioclase, mainly An84Or5, ranges from An61Or25 to An86Or3. Coarse-grained diopside and troilite are abundant; pentlandite is a minor phase. The meteorite is brecciated, with thick black shock veins present. Shock stage is S3, weathering grade is W0. Specimens: type specimen, 30 g, PSF; main mass Mr Avraham Wysznski, SIMAT USA Inc., New York, NY, USA.

 

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