Sahara 97072





Sahara, probably Libya
Find, 1997

Enstatite Chondrite, EH3
End piece, 462g

History:
This piece is early finds from Sahara and found by the Labanne family. Labanne family was the first to open the Sahara area for meteorite hunting and that way they are important part of the history of Meteoritics.

Specimens:
The specimen is a rare type of enstetite chondrite. It is an end piece of bigger mass with one polished face. Many similar pieces were found on that same year and are marked with different Sahara numbers.

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