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Sahara, Adrar

Sahara / Erg Chech (meteorites and desert glass region)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Meteorite and tektite/desert-glass finds reported from the deep Sahara.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Desert surface finds

General Saharan meteorite-hunting region; legality varies by country

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