{"title":"Mount Tazerzait - L5 Ordinary Chondrite","description":"\u003cp\u003eMount Tazerzait is a witnessed L5 Ordinary Chondrite fall from Tahoua, Niger, which occurred on 21 August 1991. The fall was reportedly witnessed by a young Tuareg boy after a fireball, smoke trail, and loud explosion were seen and heard in the desert region. A single stone of around 110 kg was recovered, making Mount Tazerzait a substantial and well-documented African meteorite fall. The Meteoritical Bulletin records Mount Tazerzait as an approved L5 Ordinary Chondrite fall from Niger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMount Tazerzait specimens typically show the compact texture of an L5 Ordinary Chondrite, with a grey to brown stony matrix, scattered metal grains, and subdued chondrules. As an L Chondrite, it has lower metallic iron than H Chondrites, while the type 5 classification indicates significant thermal metamorphism on its parent asteroid. Some descriptions also note interstitial pores containing well-formed micro-minerals, adding extra scientific and collector interest to prepared specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudying Mount Tazerzait provides valuable insight into L Chondrite parent bodies, thermal alteration, and the recovery of witnessed falls from desert environments. Its Niger provenance, single-stone recovery, substantial mass, and official L5 classification make it especially appealing for collectors of African meteorites and classic Ordinary Chondrites. Each specimen represents ancient asteroid material formed over 4.5 billion years ago, connected to a clearly recorded fall in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/outerspacer.com\/collections\/mount-tazerzait-l5-ordinary-chondrite.oembed","provider":"OuterSpacer Meteorites","version":"1.0","type":"link"}