Ksar el Hajoui 31°59'35.4''N, 2°59'36.5''W
Eastern, Morocco
Found: May 2010
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6)
History: In May 2010, two pieces of a large oriented stone were found 2.3 km away from the little village of Ksar el Hajoui (also known by Zaouia el Hajoui) by Mr. Abderrahmane, an inhabitant of Bouanane, Morocco. The finder was later contacted by a local meteorite retailer from Erfoud, who contacted P. Thomas, who traveled to Ksar el Hajoui to buy the stone directly from the finder.
Physical characteristics: Two fragments of a single broken conical stone (25 × 13 × 8 cm). Total weight is 3.1 kg. The stone is covered by fusion crust, oriented, and displays abundant regmaglypts and flow lines.
Petrography: The texture is chondritic. Plagioclase grains >50 μm are abundant.
Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa23.7±0.3, n=4) and low-Ca pyroxene (Fs20.1±0.1Wo1.3, n=4) are equilibrated.
Classification: L6 ordinary chondrite. Weathering grade W1.
Specimens: 21.1 g and a polished section are on deposit at CEREGE. P. Thomas holds the main mass.