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Meteorite ZAG that fell in 1998 in Sahara Desert

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A meteorite fall was witnessed on a mountain in the vicinity of Zag, Morocco. About 175 kg have been sold by local people to dealers and collectors under the names Zag, Sagd, and Tan-Tan.  Classification and mineralogy (A. Bischoff and D. Weber, Mün): a regolith breccia (pers. comm., R. Wieler, ETH); olivine, Fa1.6-30.0, with peak at Fa19; pyroxene, Fs3.3-26.6 with peak at Fs17; shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W0/1.  Specimens: 26.6 kg, JNMC; type specimens, ETH and Mün.

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ZAG meteorite under a 20x microscope

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Salt crystals found within the "Zag" meteorite may be among the oldest materials found in the Solar System according to British scientists.
The age of the salt crystals could force a reappraisal of the timescale for the origin of our Solar System.
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The Zag (H3-6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara, on the 4th August, 1998.
A total mass of 175 kg was recovered.

27° 20'N, 9° 20'W



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