Key Details

• Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (L)

• Type: Chondrite

• Individual Weight: 103.46 g

• Total Known Mass: 6.22 kg

• Find Location: Tanezrouft region, Algeria

• Year Found: 2019

  Description

  This Tanezrouft 090 specimen is an officially recognized ordinary chondrite (L) meteorite recovered in 2019 from the Tanezrouft region of Algeria. Classified within the Meteorite Bulletin Database, it belongs to a documented find with a total known mass of 6.22 kilograms.

  Weighing 103.46 grams, this individual offers an accessible yet meaningful size, ideal for collectors seeking an authentic extraterrestrial sample without compromising scientific value. Its material represents undifferentiated matter that has remained fundamentally unchanged since the earliest stages of solar system formation.

  A solid and dependable example that combines traceable provenance with long-term collectible significance.

  More Information

  Official Meteorite Bulletin Database reference:
  https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.cfm?sea=Tanezrouft+090&ants=&nwas=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=no&strewn=no&snew=0&pnt=Normal+table&sfor=names&code=72468