M001 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight hours at 10.38am local time on February 12, 1947, in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, about 270 miles northeast of Vladivostok. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the Sun. It came from the north and left a trail of smoke and dust that was 20 miles long.

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Weight: 0.212KG Width: 6.3cm Height: 3cm

M002 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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The speed of entry was estimated to be about 31000 miles per hour, as it entered the atmosphere where it began to break apart. At an altitude of approximately 3.5 miles the largest mass apparently broke up in a violent explosion, scattering fragments over about a square kilometre.

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Weight: 0.142KG Width: 6cm Height: 4cm

M003 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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There are two distinct types of Sikhote-Alin: shrapnel-like fragments, resulting from the explosion, and complete individuals which probably broke off from the main mass early in the descent.

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Weight: 0.244KG Width: 9.5cm Height: 3.5cm

M004 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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The surfaces were vaporised and eroded in the atmosphere such as is visible on this specimen, producing the sculpted cavities or regmalypts ("thumbprints"). These specimens often show an ablation or fusion crust, which is a much sought-after characteristic.

Weight: 0.614KG Width: 9cm Height: 4cm

M005 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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Total weight of nickel-iron meteorite that reached the ground is estimated by various researches to be 70 - 100 tons.

The largest individual  weighing in at 1,745 kilograms, was excavated from crater No. 45, at a depth of 4 m.

Weight: 0.188KG Width: 6.5cm Height: 2.5cm

M006 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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Regular expeditions began on site in late April 1947, after the snow melted. The region was thoroughly examined. Explorers found 24 major craters more than 9 meters across (the biggest one, No. 1, was 26 m across and 6 m deep).

Weight: 0.154KG Width: 7.5cm Height: 3cm

M007 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight hours at 10.38am local time on February 12, 1947, in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, about 270 miles northeast of Vladivostok. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the Sun. It came from the north and left a trail of smoke and dust that was 20 miles long.

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Weight: 0.182KG Width: 6.5cm Height: 2cm

M008 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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The speed of entry was estimated to be about 31000 miles per hour, as it entered the atmosphere it began to break apart. At an altitude of approximately 3.5 miles the largest mass apparently broke up in a violent explosion, scattering fragments over about a square kilometre.

Weight: 0.262KG Width: 8cm Height: 3cm

M009 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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There are two distinct types of Sikhote-Alin: shrapnel-like fragments, resulting from the explosion, and complete individuals which probably broke off from the main mass early in the descent.

Weight: 0.162KG Width: 6cm Height: 3cm

M010 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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The surfaces were vaporised and eroded in the atmosphere such as is visible on this  specimen, producing the sculpted cavities or regmalypts ("thumbprints"). These specimens often show an ablation or fusion crust, which is a much sought-after characteristic.

Weight: 0.298KG Width: 9cm Height: 3cm

M011 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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Total weight of nickel -iron meteorite iron that reached the ground is estimated by various researches as 70 - 100 tons.

The largest individual weighing in at 1,745 kilograms, was excavated from crater No. 45, at depth of 4 m.

Weight: 0.242KG Width: 7.5cm Height: 3cm

M012 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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Regular expeditions began on site late April 1947, after the snow melted. The region was thoroughly examined. Explorers found 24 major craters more than 9 meters across (the biggest one, No. 1, was 26 m across and 6 m deep).

Weight: 0.452KG Width: 10cm Height: 3.5cm

M013 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight hours at 10.38am local time on February 12, 1947, in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, about 270 miles northeast of Vladivostok. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the Sun. It came from the north and left a trail of smoke and dust that was 20 miles long.

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Weight: 0.064KG Width: 4cm Height: 2cm

M014 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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The speed of entry was estimated to be about 31000 miles per hour, as it entered the atmosphere it began to break apart. At an altitude of approximately 3.5 miles the largest mass apparently broke up in a violent explosion, scattering fragments over about a square kilometre.

Weight: 0.046KG Width: 4.3cm Height: 1.5cm

M015 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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There are two distinct types of Sikhote-Alin: shrapnel-like fragments, resulting from the explosion, and complete individuals which probably broke off from the main mass early in the descent.

Weight: 0.086KG Width: 5.5cm Height: 2cm

M016 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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The surfaces were vaporised and eroded in the atmosphere such as is visible on the this specimen, producing the sculpted cavities or regmalypts ("thumbprints"). These specimens often show an ablation or fusion crust, which is a much sought-after characteristic.

Weight: 0.086KG Width: 5cm Height: 2cm

M017 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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Total weight of meteorite iron that reached the ground is estimated by various researches as 70 - 100 tons.

The largest piece of nickel-iron meteorite, which weighs 1,745 kilograms, was excavated from crater No. 45, at depth of 4 m.

Weight: 0.058KG Width: 4cm Height: 2.7cm

M018 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

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Regular expeditions began on site late April 1947, after the snow melted. The region was thoroughly examined. Explorers found 24 major craters more than 9 meters across (the biggest one, No. 1, was 26 m across and 6 m deep).

Weight: 0.06KG Width: 5cm Height: 1.3cm

M019 Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight hours at 10.38am local tine on February 12, 1947, in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, about 270 miles northeast of Vladivostok. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the Sun. It came from the north and left a trail of smoke and dust that was 20 miles long.

Weight: 0.06KG Width: 5.5cm Height: 1.5cm

M020 Giant Sikhote-alin meteorite (Siberia-Russia)

On the 12th of February 1947 280 miles north east of Vladivostok a rarely seen meteor shower blazed into the Earth’s atmosphere at an approximate velocity of 50,000 kilometres per hour. This large specimen from the famous Sikhote-alin fall displays orientation and regmalypts ("thumbprints"). A thin  fusion crust provides evidence that this feature was not produced by impact with the ground.

The fall of Sikhote-alin left a trail of smoke and dust, which was more than 30 kilometres long and lingered for several hours; light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact.
 

Weight: 80KG Dimensions: 40 x 30 x 25cm 

M021 Canyon Diablo Meteorite (Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA)

Like most meteorites, this specimen originated in the asteroid belt. Circa 45,000 years ago it was part of a small, errant asteroid that crashed into the Arizona desert with the force of more than 100 atomic bombs. While fragments were dispersed in all directions for miles, the main mass vaporized, creating the most famous and best-preserved meteorite crater in the world—the renowned Canyon Diablo “Meteor Crater” near Winslow, Arizona—one mile across and nearly 2 hundred metres deep. Canyon Diablo (“Canyon of the Devil”) is the quintessential American meteorite, prized by both museums and private collectors everywhere.

Weight: 10KG Dimensions: 26 x 15 x 8cm 

M022 A fine Gibeon meteorite (Namibia)

The Gibeon meteorite field was first reported by Captain T.E. Alexander in 1838 and is located in Great Namaqualand in Namibia, South West Africa.

All iron meteorites, including this one, emerged from the core of a planet that briefly existed between Mars and Jupiter and whose surviving fragments are now referred to as the asteroid belt. This meteorite is classified as a fine octahedrite with widmanstatlen patterns as shown in the accompanying slice(see MO23). The surface has been sculptured by heat as the meteorite entered the earth's atmosphere resulting in the classic "regmaglypts" or "thumbprints" seen in this specimen.

Weight: 5.19KG Width: 20cm Height: 7cm

M023 A slice of Gibeon meteorite (Namibia)

Weight: 0.03KG Width: 3.8cm Height: 3.5cm

M024 An unusual polished Sikhote Alin meteorite slice (Siberia-Russia)

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight hours at 10.38am local tine on February 12, 1947, in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, about 270 miles northeast of Vladivostok. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the Sun. It came from the north and left a trail of smoke and dust that was 20 miles long.

weight: 0.384KG Width: 7.5cm Height: 12.5cm

M025 Fukang Pallasite meteorite slice (China)

Pallasite - stony iron meteorites come from the interplanetary core of extinct planets. Olivine crystallizes in this core during the development of the planet. Later the planet breaks apart becoming asteroids and luckily landing on earth so we end up with this beautiful meteorite. Found while digging a well, this highly desired pallasite contains 8.50% nickel with inclusions of gem quality olivine crystals.

Weight: 0.090KG Width: 9.6cm Height: 7.1cm Thickness: 0.3cm

M026 Fukang Pallasite meteorite slice (China)

Pallasites are primarily composed of olivine and Fe Ni-metal. Most researchers agree that this mixture formed after differentiation but before solidification of the core of an asteroid. A variety of origins for pallasites have been put forward including crystallization near the surface of an externally heated asteroid, crystallization of an impact melt and nebular condensation. However, the leading theory is that pallasites were generated at the core- mantle interface of a differentiated asteroid. 

Weight: 0.026KG Width: 9.5cm Height: 5.1cm Thickness: 0.1cm

M027 Fukang Pallasite meteorite slice (China)

M028 Fukang Pallasite meteorite slice (China)

Fukang are some of the most beautiful Pallasite in the world. Peridot is considered a highly desirable gemstone and was prized by the ancient Egyptians who used it extensively in their royal jewellery. It can range in colour from green to orange to yellow, all of these colours are present in this incredible meteorite slice. Held before the light, they burst into other worldly life, assuring the viewer that what they see could only be extra terrestrial in origin.

Weight: 0.112KG Width: 9.5cm Height: 5.6cm Thickness: 0.4cm

M029 Fukang Pallasite meteorite slice (China)

The Fukang Pallasite meteorite was found in the mountains near Fukang, China in the year 2000. Pallasites are a type of stony-iron meteorite with olivine inclusions .The first time pallasites were seen is in 1772. The German Naturalist Peter Simon Pallas was shown a huge lump of strange looking metal which had been found in Siberia, near Krasnoyarsk. It was soon discovered that the metal lump was a meteorite. These types of meteorites are now called Pallasites.

Weight: 0.028KG Width: 9.5cm Height: 5.5cm Thickness: 0.1cm

M030 Fukang Pallasite meteorite slice (China)

Pallasites are primarily composed of olivine and Fe Ni-metal. Most researchers agree that this mixture formed after differentiation but before solidification of the core of an asteroid. A variety of origins for pallasites have been put forward including crystallization near the surface of an externally heated asteroid, crystallization of an impact melt and nebular condensation. However, the leading theory is that pallasites were generated at the core- mantle interface of a differentiated asteroid. 

Weight: 0.120KG Width: 16.5cm Height: 10cm Thickness: 0.2cm