Agoudal (Imilchil)
Iron, IIAB
Found 2000
Central Morocco

A field of iron meteorite shrapnel, ranging in mass from < 5 to 9,000 grams was found in and around the Imilchil village near Tasraft region in June 2012. More recently many small pieces were collected by Moroccan scientists (IZU. Agadir) in November 2012. The imilchil meteorite is an Ataxite rich in nickel, it is mainly composed of iron mixed with 17.3 % nickel (X-ray fluorescence, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara).

1280 gram slice showing recrystallized etch pattern

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