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(please click logo for shop) Meteorite Weston A very warm welcome to all international buyers. We sell fine mineral specimens and guaranteed authentic Meteorites. Dr. Harald Wohlfahrt and Michael Wilde as a graduate Mineralogist and Mining Engineer let you buy with absolute confidence. With Mineralium-Deposita you buy neither from a loft nor from any dealer. You buy from Specialists who graduated in Mineralogy / Meteoritics and Mining Engineering at German Universities. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. You are welcome ! _________________________________________________________________________ Meteorite Weston H4 You are bidding on a fragment of the famous Meteorite Weston, an Olivine-Bronzite Chondrite H4. The Weston meteorite fell on December 14th, 1807 at 6:30am local time in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. In fact, Weston was the first recorded fall in the United States ! The fireball was described as a large red ball about 1/2 to 3/4 the size of a full moon moving from North to South. Three loud sonic booms along with rumbling, whizzing and roaring were also reported from many witnesses. Many of the witnesses were farmers who were up at that time in the morning tending animals and farm duties. Some said that the animals were startled and extremely frightened of the fall. Size: One side of the box in the image is 2.5 cm . Weight: 0.2 Grams. Location: Witnessed Fall: 14.12.1807. Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Some basics about Chondrites: Chondrites are stony meteorites that have not been modified due to melting or differentiation of the parent body. They formed when various types of dust and small grains that were present in the early solar system accreted to form primitive asteroids. Prominent among the components present in chondrites are the enigmatic chondrules, millimeter-sized objects that originated as freely floating, molten or partially molten droplets in space. A few Chondrites contain the so called CAIs (Calcium-Aluminium Inclusions), which are among the oldest objects to form in the solar system. Most meteorites that are recovered on Earth are chondrites: ~86% of witnessed falls are chondrites, as is the overwhelming majority of meteorites that are found. ShippingWe ship Worldwide Free ! You only have to pay the auction bid price ! We accept International bidders are very welcome! We speak English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, requests etc. We are happy to help! (please click logo for shop) The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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