AbstractThe principal data about the fall and the distribution of the fragments of the Bur‐Gheluai, Bur Acaba, Somalia (CN = EO436,024) meteorite are collected. A complete individual, weighing 744.2 g, preserved in the Geological Institute, Agricultural Dept., University of Perugia, Italy, is described in some detail. Crust morphology, mineralogical composition and structure are studied. Optical data are established by microscopical analysis of eight thin sections and two polished surfaces. Compared with electron‐probe analysis, they are found in good agreement. Bur‐Gheluai is an holocrystalline, olivine‐bronzite chondrite, with evident features of recrystal‐lization and met