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Adrar, In Salah

Acfer meteorite field

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: chondrites (protected, leave in place).

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

Why this spot

Tanezrouft deflation surfaces that yielded hundreds of catalogued Acfer chondrites

Documented dense meteorite collection area in the catalogues.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

absolute desert

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