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Title: Studies and characterizations of the Al Zarnkh meteorite
Authors: Gismelseed, A. M., Bashir, S., Worthing, M. A., Yousif, A. A., Elzain, M. E., Rawas, A. D. A., ,

In this study, a newly fallen meteorite named Al Zarnkh will be investigated.

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Al Zarnkh
Barah, Northern Kordofan, Sudan
Fell 2001 February 8
Ordinary chondrite (LL5)
A meteorite was seen to fall on February 8, 2001, by the villagers of Al Zarnkh, about 150 km west of Barah, in the western region of Sudan. A fusion-crusted mass of 700 g was then recovered by geologist Dr. Salah Bashir.
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The Al Zarnkh (LL5) meteorite fell in Kurdufan, Sudan, on the 8th February, 2001. 
A total mass of 700 g was recovered. 

13° 39' 37"N, 28° 57' 36"E 



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