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Beni Mhira
Tataouine, Tunisia
Fell 2001 January 8, 3:00 hrs local time
Ordinary chondrite (L6)
A meteorite was seen to fall in the Beni Mhira region by the inhabitants of Ksar Beni Mhira, a small village ~35 km E of Foum Tataouine, (SE Tunisia). Three fragments weighing 1720, 300, and 200 g were recovered after the fall by local soldiers. An additional 7 pieces totalling >14 kg were later recovered by private finders.
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Title: Beni M'hira: A new chondritic (L6) meteorite fall from Tunisia
Author: Laridhi Ouazaa, N., Perchiazzi, N., D'Orazio, M., Rochette, P., Clocchiatti, R., & Folco, L., ,

The Beni M'hira meteorite fell on January 8, 2001 in southeastern Tunisia. This is only the fifth observed fall from Tunisia. On the basis of mineralogical, petrographic, and geochemical data, the stone can be classified as an L6 chondrite of shock stage S5.

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