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Namibia, Otjozondjupa Region

Grootfontein meteorite/Hoba area, Namibia

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Hoba iron meteorite area

Hoba, the world's largest known meteorite, lies near Grootfontein; area documented mineralogically.

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