Kiffa meteorite, Assaba Region, Mauritania
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 16° 35' North , 11° 20' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 16.58333,-11.33333 |
GeoHash: | G#: edzyq4gkf |
Locality type: | Meteorite Fall Location |
Meteorite Class: | LL5 chondrite meteorite |
Meteoritical Society Class: | LL5 |
Metbull: | View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database |
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
Date of fall: October 23, 1970, 1455 GMT.
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ⓘ 'LL5 chondrite meteorite' Reference: Meteoritical Society Database |
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Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Cambrian - Neoproterozoic 485.4 - 1000 Ma ID: 3189443 | Precambrian-Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (485.4 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Ediacaran 541 - 635 Ma ID: 3309844 | Age: Ediacaran (541 - 635 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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