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Bawku Ghana
Fell 1989 December 29,16:30 local time
Ordinary chondrite (LL5)
Two pieces weighing 1504 and 59 g, respectively, were collected by villagers from this fall between the villages Naarango-Anisi and Kpukparigu, east of Bawku, and recovered by S. Abdulai, Centre for African Studies, Cambridge. Information, type specimen and PTS, classification and analysis, olivine Fa26.8, pyroxene Fs22.6, 4.6 vol% troilite, 1.3 vol% NiFe, monomict breccia, S. J. B. Reed, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, U. K. See also Reed and Chinner (1993).
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Google earth file: Bawku [KML]



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Title: The Bawku LL5 chondrite
Authors: Reed, S. J. B. & Chinner, G. A.

A meteorite fall was observed on 1989 December 29 in the vicinity of Bawku, North Ghana (11°05'N, 0°11'W). Two fragments (59 and 1498 g) of a stony meteorite were subsequently recovered. This is classified as an LL5 monomict breccia of shock category S2. The olivine and pyroxene compositions are Fa26.8 and Fs22.6 respectively.

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The Bawku (LL5) meteorite fell in Upper East, Ghana, on the 29th December, 1989.
A total mass of 1557 g was recovered.

11° 5'N, 0° 11'W



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