Al Haggounia 001 stone meteorite, nicely cut into two matching halves with both faces polished. The matched pair weighs 103.6 grams and (put together) measures 50 mm x 45 mm x 40 mm. The outer surface is rusty brown due to weathering. Al Haggounia 001, which has proven difficult to classify, is an extremely rare type of stone meteorite known as an enstatite chondrite (EL3). The driest meteorites known, enstatite chondrites contain only 0.01% water but are rich in the uncommon mineral enstatite. Possibly coming from Asteroid 16 Psyche, Al Haggounia fell in the?Moroccan Desert 25,000 years ago, and is often described as a fossil meteorite. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Geoff Notkin of Aerolite Meteorites Inc. and the TV show Meteorite Men, as well as a specimen identification card.
