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Rumuruti meteorite

Discovery zone.
23°33’ North.
08°06’ West.
These nuggets come from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in the north of Mauritania, more than a hundred kilometers from an area named Guelb Ndour.
Gold mining in this country was reserved only for a large industrial company.
But since

Guelb Ndour Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania

Gold Mauritanian Nuggets 1.844 grams- 1.84 g

Discovery area.
23°33’ North.
08°06’ West.
This nugget comes from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in northern Mauritania, more than a hundred kilometers from an area named Guelb Ndour.
Gold mining in this country had been reserved for a large industrial company.
But since 2016

Gold Natural, Mauritanian gold nuggets 0.349 gram- 0.35 g - (1)

Name: Tiguesmat el Akhdar 002.
This is an OFFICIAL name of a meteorite.
Abbreviation: TeA 002.
Fall observed: No.
Year of discovery: 2023.
Country: Mauritania.
Mass: 5.54 kg.
Classification history:
Meteoritic Bulletin, MB 112 (2024): H6.
Recommended: H6     [explanation]

This

Tiris zamur, Mauritania

TeA 002 Condritas H - 1641 g - (1)

We present a wonderful and unusual Winonaite slab that is currently undergoing classification.

Winonaites belong to the group of primitive achondrites and are very rare (about 25 meteorites found so far).

In addition to some uncommon remnants of chondrules, Winonaites show

NWA, Mauritania

Winonaite NWA 13640 Primitive Achondrite, Very Rare XXL - 42 g

Discovery zone.
23°17' North.
11°14' West.
These ruby crystals (corundum) come from Mauritania, (Tiris Zemmour region) about 100 km northeast of the town of Zouerate.

All photos were taken in natural daylight. For some of them I placed the rubies on a light source, the

Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania

Ruby 157 carats of rough, untreated ruby crystals.- 31.53 g - (5)

Excellent oriented H-type meteorite due to its high iron content.

Regmaglypts can be observed. Regmaglypts are formed by the air as it shapes the hot surface of the meteorite.

It has impact lines, produced by the impact with Earth during its fall and fusion crust.

Also visible

Oriented H-type meteorite, regmaglypts, flow lines and fusion crust NWA Type H chondrite meteorite - 1.25 kg

Excellent Oriented H-type meteorite due to its high iron content.
Regmaglypts can be observed. The regmaglypts are formed by the air as it shapes the hot surface of the meteorite.
It has impact lines, produced by the impact with the Earth during its fall and fusion crust.
The

Oriented H-type meteorite, regmaglypts, flow lines and fusion crust NWA Type H chondrite meteorite - 1.5 kg

Description.
H-chondrite meteorite of excellent quality (NWA XXX) XXL size, a museum piece, unique, with an intact fusion crust.
Discovered in Mauritania in 2024, it exhibits notable aesthetic and preservation qualities.
This complete specimen weighs 1432 grams and stands out for

Chondrite meteorite NWA XXL — Impressive size, museum. - 1432 g

Discovery zone.
23°33’ North.
08°06’ West.
This nugget comes from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in the north of Mauritania, more than a hundred kilometers from an area named Guelb Ndour.
Gold mining in this country used to be reserved for a large industrial company only.
But

Gold Gold Nuggets of Mauritania- 0.54 g - (1)

Excellent H-type oriented meteorite due to its high iron content.
Regmaglypts can be observed. Regmaglypts are produced by the air as it shapes the hot surface of the meteorite.
It has impact lines, produced by the impact with the Earth during its fall and fusion crust.
The

Oriented H-type meteorite, regmaglypts, flow lines and fusion crust NWA Type H chondrite meteorite - 2.76 kg

Discovery area.
23°33’ North.
08°06’ West.
These nuggets come from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in the north of Mauritania, more than a hundred kilometers from an area named Guelb Ndour.
Gold mining in this country was reserved only for a large industrial company.
But since

Gold Mauritania Gold Nuggets 1.391 grams- 1.39 g

It is one of the most fascinating, coveted, and hard-to-find carbonaceous meteorites.

The CK5 carbonaceous chondrites are distinguished by small concretions and refractory inclusions (0.3 mm), an abundant fine-grained matrix (70 vol%), and abundant hydrocarbons as well as amino

Northwest Africa, Mauritania

Carbonaceous Chondrite CK5  NWA 14546 VERY RARE Fragment - 7.18 g

Ruby 186 carats of rough, untreated ruby crystals.- 37.22 g - (4)

Excellent oriented meteorite type H due to its high iron content.
Regmaglyphs can be observed. Regmaglyphs are produced by the air as it shapes the hot surface of the meteorite.
It has impact lines, produced by the impact with the Earth during its fall and fusion crust.
Also

Oriented H-type meteorite, regmaglypts, flow lines and fusion crust NWA Type H chondrite meteorite - 792 g

Discovery zone.
23°33’ North.
08°06’ West.
This nugget comes from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in northern Mauritania, more than a hundred kilometers from an area named Guelb Ndour. Gold mining in this country was previously reserved for a large industrial company. But

Gold , Mauritanian nuggets 0.267 gram- 0.27 g - (1)

Discovery zone.
23°33’ North.
08°06’ West.
These nuggets come from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in northern Mauritania, more than a hundred kilometers from an area called Guelb Ndour.
Gold mining in this country was previously reserved for a large industrial company. But

Gold Mauritanian nuggets 1.287 grams- 1.29 g - (7)

This nugget comes from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in northern Mauritania, about a hundred kilometers from an area called Guelb Ndour.
Gold mining in this country was reserved for a large industrial company. But since 2016 individual exploitation has been authorized using

Gold Native gold nugget, 0.446 gram- 0.45 g - (1)

Ruby 282 carats of rough, untreated ruby crystals- 56.39 g - (2)

Name: Tiguesmat el Akhdar 001 This is an OFFICIAL name of a meteorite.
Abbreviation: TeA 001.
Fall observed: No.
Year found: 2023.
Country: Mauritania.
Mass: 965 g.
Classification history:
Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 112 (2024): LL6 impact fusion breccia.
Recommended: LL6 fusion

Only 29 in the whole world, Mauritania

TeA 001 - meteorite ordinary chondrite LL6-melt breccia - huge end-piece! - 374 g - (1)

Ruby 238 carats of rough, untreated ruby crystals.- 43.75 g - (3)

Ruby 155 carats of untreated rough ruby crystals- 31.07 g - (7)

This nugget comes from the desert region of Tiris Zemmour in northern Mauritania, about a hundred kilometers from an area called Guelb Ndour. Gold mining in this country was reserved for a large industrial company. But since 2016 individual exploitation is allowed via metal

Gold Native gold nugget from Mauritania, 0.831 gram.- 0.83 g - (1)

Beautiful specimen of a rocky meteorite, Rumuruti-type, a piece with its original crust and the fantastic chondrules.

Rumuruti chondrites are a very rare type of chondrites. Less than 0.5% of chondrites are classified as R.

They differ from ordinary chondrites mainly in having

Rumuruti meteorite XXL NWA 13685 - 62.5 g

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