Kilabo (Hadejia) LL6 Chondrite Meteorites for Sale

Location: Kilabo, Nigeria (near Hadejia) 12°46'N 9°48' E

Fell: 2002 July 21, 19:30 hrs local time.

Type: Ordinary Chondrite LL6.

Description: 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 neighbors 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 ~7 kg was recovered. Stones were recovered in five villages in the region, with the largest piece in Kilabo. Classification (P. Sipiera, Harper, and M. Zolensky, JSC): Olivine Fa_31.1, CaO <0.09, predominantly <0.05. Low Ca-pyroxene, Fs_27.1 PMD = 0.02. Abundant coarse grained plagioclase, mainly An₈₄Or₅, ranges from An₆₁Or₂₅ to An₈₆Or₃. Coarse grained diopside and troilite is 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. (from Meteoritical Bulletin 87, preprint) A newspaper article about the fall can be found here. The meteorite is highly brecciated and appears to be a polymict regolith breccia in places. Samples vary widely in texture.

Link to Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

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# HDJ2-24	# HDJ4-94	# HDJ7-01	# HDJ8-0	About Scale: Each photo has a small one centimeter cube. That's a little less than a half inch on a side. The coin above is a US dime.
Weight: 2.2 gm	Weight: 4.9 gm	Weight: 7.0 gm	Weight: 8.0 gm
Features: Part slice of fragment	Features:Part slice of fragment	Features:Part slice of fragment	Features: End
sold	$44	sold	$69


# HDJ11-5	# HDJ11-8	# HDJ12-02	# HDJ12-11	# HDJ13-7
Weight: 11.5 gm	Weight: 11.8 gm	Weight: 12.0 gm	Weight: 12.01 gm	Weight: 13.7 gm
Features: Crusted individual	Features: Fragment 35% crust	Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Slice of fragment	Features: Crusted individual
$97	$88	sold	$102	$115


# HDJ14-7	# HDJ15-2	# HDJ15-51	# HDJ15-8	# HDJ15-9
Weight: 14.9 gm	Weight: 15.2 gm	Weight: 15.5 gm	Weight: 15.8 gm	Weight: 15.9 gm
Features:Fragment 5% crust	Features: Fragment, crust	Features: Crusted individual	Features: End	Features: Slice of fragment
$102	sold	$129	$131	$132


# HHDJ17-02	# HDJ17-7	# HDJ24-1	# HDJ29-7	# HHDJ35-4
Weight: 17.0 gm	Weight: 17.7 gm	Weight: 24.1 gm	Weight: 29.7 gm	Weight: 35.4 gm
Features: Thick slice, crusted edge	Features: Fragment 45% crust	Features: End	Features: Individual 40%? crust	Features: Crusted individual
$141	$129	$198	$213	sold


#HDJ68-1	# HDJ89-3	# HDJ97-6	# HDJ142-7	# HDJ163-2
Weight: 68.1 gm	Weight: 89.3 gm	Weight: 97.6 gm	Weight: 142.7 gm	Weight: 163.2 gm
Features: Individual 50-80?% crust	Features: Individual 70% crust	Features: Individual 95% crust	Features: Individual 65% crust	Features: Fragment, 30% crust
$482	$630	$688	sold	$1146