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Meteorite Collection Lot:
Three Different Types in Display Box
RIKER STYLE DISPLAY TRAY 4'' X 3'' X 3/4''
Stony Iron Meteorite Fragment
Sahara Desert, Morocco
Weight: 9.86 grams
Measurements: 26.25mm x 21.85mm x 11.88mm
Exact location of these meteorites is difficult to determine since they are gathered by nomads and sold in bulk to traders. Shifting sands unearthed many meteorites that were buried on impact.
Meteorite falls occurred between 10,000 and 50,000 years ago. These stone chondrite meteorites have limited rust due to the dry desert conditions.
Iron Meteor Fragment
Campo del Cielo
Argentina
Weight 5.24 grams
Measurements: 20.14mm x 11.35mm x 8.40mm
First discovered in 1571, this meteorite is thought to have fallen 4,000 - 6,000 years ago. Pieces range in size from grains of sand to 35 tons; consist of 92.2% iron, 6.68% nickel, 1.12% cobalt, phosphorous germanium, and gallium.
Iron Nickel Meteorite Fragment
Sikhote-Alin Mountains,
Primorye, Russia
Weight: 4.41 grams
Measurements: 16.57mm x 14.69mm x 8.07mm
This meteorite fell to earth mid-morning on Feb. 12, 1947 in eastern Siberia. Observers saw a fireball brighter than the sun with a ten-mile smoke trail and heard a deafening roar. The meteorbroke up several miles above the earth, creating a rain of shrapnel. Fortunately, the rain fell in an uninhabited area. It is composed of 93% iron, 5.9% nickel, 42% cobalt, .68% other (phosphorus, sulfur, germanium, iridium).
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