R.A. Langheinrich Meteorites: SIKHOTE-ALIN METEOTITE/Iron. Coarsest octahedrite (IIAB) / Meteorites for Sale

Around 10:38 A.M. in the Sikhote-Alin mountains of eastern Siberia, people witnessed the largest single meteorite fall ever recorded. A huge roar was heared sending thoursands of meteorite fragments onto the frozen ground. A shower of fireballs fell in thick forest in the Sikhote-Alin mountains,25 miles from Novopoltavka, Maritime Province, producing 106 impact holes, the largest 28 metres across, over an area 100 x 660 metres, and many fragments, up to 300 kg in weight, totalling over 27000kg, were found scattered inside and outside the holes. The shockwave from the explosion was felt hundreds of miles away. A dark funnel-shaped smoke was visable in the sky. The specimens below are shrapnel type fragments. The Sikhote-Alin lot has 11 pieces. Below is a photo of the lot.


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SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE -WITNESSED FALL
Around 10:38 A.M. in the Sikhote-Alin mountains of eastern Siberia, people witnessed the largest single meteorite fall ever recorded. A huge roar was heared sending thoursands of meteorite fragments onto the frozen ground. A shower of fireballs fell in thick forest in the Sikhote-Alin mountains,25 miles from Novopoltavka, Maritime Province, producing 106 impact holes, the largest 28 metres across, over an area 100 x 660 metres, and many fragments, up to 300 kg in weight, totalling over 27000kg, were found scattered inside and outside the holes. The shockwave from the explosion was felt hundreds of miles away. A dark funnel-shaped smoke was visable in the sky. The specimens below are shrapnel type fragments. The Sikhote-Alin lot has 11 pieces. Below is a photo of the lot.