Bilanga Diogenite Achondrite Meteorites for Sale

Basic Information

• Location: Bilanga, Birkina Faso.
• Type: Diogenite Achondrite (ADIO).
• Year of Fall: 1999
• After a widely witnessed shower, at least 25 kg of meteorites with fresh black fusion crust were collected, comprising many stones. Pieces are reported to have fallen in the villages of Bilanga-Yanga and Gomponsago. Classification and mineralogy (A. Bischoff, Mün): a diogenitic breccia; Ca-poor pyroxene, Fs19-22, mean Fs20.5; plagioclase, An75-83; Ca-rich pyroxene is rare. (From the Meteoritical Bulletin)
• We have a report of the Burkina Faso Government (in French) that we would be happy to provide--we hope to post it when we have time

[Please request photos of the back-sides if you are interested in a crusted specimen}

# BIL6-5	#BIL7-0	#BIL31-5	# BIL68-3	ABOUT SCALE Each photo has a small cube one centimeter on a side. The photo above gives you an idea how big it is. The ruler is in inches at the top. The coin is a US dime. If you are interested in a specimen, I will be happy to send you the dimensions or a photo with different scale.
Weight: 6.5 gm	Weight: 7.0 gm	Weight: 31.5 gm	Weight:68.3 gm
Features: Individual, 95% crust	Features: Fragment. 40% crust	Features: Fragment. 25% crust	Features: Individual, 70% crust.
Price: sold	$210	sold	$1366

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