Enstatite Chondrites are thought to have formed in the area between the sun and the planet Mercury whereas most other meteorites are thought to originate from the area between Mars and Jupiter. Meteorites in this class display excellent metal flake in a dark gray matrix. Of the more than 23,000 meteorites known today, fewer than 30 represent this class and this is the only EH3 material available to collectors. Stone Chondrite L3 Sahara 97193 was found in July of 1997 in the Sahara Desert of Africa. This find of only 522 grams has been classified as an L3.9 and exhibits a shock classification of S5.
Spectacular chondrules are in, and make up, the matrix.
Sahara 98044 Carbonaceous Chondrite CV3 Sahara 98044 consists of one stone weighing just over 3 kgs. Of the more than 25,000 meteorites known there are fewer than 20 in the CV3 class and the bulk of those are in museums or private collections. Here is another of the 1998 finds from the Sahara desert of Africa. Sahara 98052 is a very nice looking, brecciated L6 that exhibits some real nice metal flakes. . Some of these pieces also have a bit of crust along the edge.