Aouelloul Crater Glass

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Meteorite Impact Glass

This specimen has a couple small pockets. It is natural as found with loose and embedded rock from the crater rim. In a 2.6″ membrane frame.

23 x 9 x 9 mm

1.5 g complete

PPG: $20.00

$30.00

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Aouelloul

Location:
  • Mauritania
    • Adrar Desert
Found: 1952
Group:
  • Impactite
Type:
  • Impact Glass

K-Ar Age:~3.1 million years
Found near the 390 meter crater. The impact glass from Aouelloul Crater, Mauritaia holds the meteorite particles of the impactor in the target rock. The Zli sandstone was liquified; microscopic bands of siliceous quartz, fluid inclusions contain nickel-iron spherules.