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Name: GUIBGA
Place of fall: The village of Guibga, approximately 44 km northeast of Pissila, Upper Volta.
13°30'N, 0°41'W.
Date of fall: February 26, 1972.
Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5).
Number of individual specimens: 1
Total weight: Unknown. Size reported as 10cm X 5cm X 5cm.
Circumstances of fall: Additional information on the fall is unavailable.
A 288 g fragment was sent to the U. S. Geological Survey by M. Philippe Ouedraogo in November, 1972. This specimen was transferred to the Division of Meteorites, National Museum of Natural History, for scientific study.

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The Guibga (L5) meteorite fell in Namentenga, Burkina Fas, on the 26th February, 1972.
A total mass of 288 g was recovered.

13° 30'N, 0° 41'W



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