Our Meteorite Collection

Category:   Chondrite
Class:   Carbonaceous
Group:   Bencubbinite
Catalog #:   M1039
Year Found:   1984
Location:   Yobe, Nigeria

At 1830 hours the night of April 3, 1984, the Gujba meteorite fell above Yobe, Nigeria and had a total weight of 15 kilograms. The Monnig Gallery holds a complete slice of this meteorite, weighing 58.7 grams.