Sikhote-Alin meteorite 1/2 Kilo lot 500 Grams 24 Pcs

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Sikhote-Alin meteorite 1/2 Kilo lot 500 Grams 24 Pcs You are bidding on a 500 gram or half kilo lot of the always popular Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite. It includes 24 individual pieces with a total weight of over a pound of this precious extraterrestrial metal. Nice forms and getting harder to find in quantity any more. Most dealers would sell these separate . We are passing the bargain on to you the collector or reseller by starting this lot off at 99 cents with no reserve. All meteorites are guaranteed genuine. "The morning of February 12, 1947...was clear over the Sikhote-Alin Mountains of eastern Siberia. These mountains lie in Siberia's Maritime Province on a narrow strip of land wedged between the Sea of Japan to the east and China to the west."...at 10:38A.M. , a flaming fireball as large as the sun suddenly appeared in the cloudless sky. It was traveling from north to south and casting shadows and changing colors with red dominating, especially toward the end of the flight. Loggers that were close by saw it split into several pieces before crashing beyond the trees with a huge explosion and a sound of tremendous "rolling thunder". The shock wave was felt 100 miles away, breaking windows along the way! The pieces landed within a 1.2 mile area as the main mass breakup occurred only 3.6 miles above the Earth. Looking for S imilar read more

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