Sahara 98175 is an early meteorite from the beginnings of the Saharan Gold Rush in 1998. It had an odd history. Like all of the "Sahara" meteorites recovered by the Labennes during this period, it has suspect find coordinates because the exact location of the strewnfield was being concealed by the finders. This was done to protect their financial interest in exploiting the strewnfield before other hunters could descend on it and pick it clean. This practice was not known at first, so the Meteoritical Society published these finds in the Bulletin. This meteorite was classified as a shocked unequilibrated LL3.5 chondrite (S4/W1).
The specimen offered here is a thick slice. The cut faces are packed with chondrules and some sparse metal flecks. It weighs approx. 1.5 grams.
Refer to the photo. The black centimeter cube is shown for scale and is not included. You are purchasing the specimen shown. Your purchase will include a labeled gemjar for safe storage.
