Erg Chech
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The Erg Chech, is a large erg in the southwestern Algerian Sahara that extends across the border into northern Mali and eastern Mauritania. The Algerian part is located in the provinces of Adrar and B
Chergach meteorite collected at Erg Chech; crusted example, 5.7 gram.
Taoudenni
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Taoudenni is a remote salt mining center in the desert region of northern Mali, 664 km north of Timbuktu. It is the capital of Taoudénit Region. The salt is dug by hand from the bed of an ancient salt
Erg Chech
…Algeria, is named 'Erg Chech'. About 100 kilograms (220 lb) of meteorites were collected in the Chergach strewn field, located in the Erg Chech north of Taoudenni, during the fall and winter 2007. Desert nomads reported that during daytime in July 2007 several detonations were heard over a wide area, a smoke cloud…
Slabs of salt from the mines of Taoudenni stacked on the quayside at the port of Mopti