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Algerian Hoggar & the Saharan meteorites

Meteorites, peridot, quartz
Algerian Hoggar & the Saharan meteorites
Mohammed Amri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Sahara is the best meteorite-hunting ground on Earth: dark stones on pale sand, essentially no rain to weather them, and a vast unpopulated surface, and huge numbers of the world’s catalogued meteorites are Northwest African finds recovered by nomadic hunters. The Hoggar massif in southern Algeria also holds volcanic peridot and spectacular basalt spires. Export of meteorites is regulated; buy through reputable dealers who document provenance.

What comes out of it

Meteorites, peridot, quartz

Where it is

Algeria
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The source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoggar_Mountains

Nearby

This is remote ground. The closest other places on the map are a long way off.