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Copyright (c) Dieter Heinlein.
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36.4 grams. H4-5
TKW 342 grams (incorrect but that's what the MetBul says). Observed fall 15 September 2007 in Carancas, Chucuito, Puno, Peru.
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Dieter writes:
On September 15, 2007, a small meteoroid impacted
near Carancas, Peru, at an altitude of 4800 meters and
produced a 14 meter wide impact crater.
Most of the meteorite fragments (H4-5 chondrite) don't
show fusion crust, but black shock planes covering some
parts of the fragmented stones. This specimen,
which was found by Jan Hattenbach, is covered with black
fusion crust on almost all sides of the piece.
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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MexicoDoug
9/16/2019 5:11:19 PM |
Dieter, thank you for exhibiting this stone, and for the added interesting information, too. |
Dieter Heinlein
9/16/2019 12:17:14 PM |
The pieces was picked up from a joung boy living in the nearby village. He reported that he has collected this piece (and several others) in close vicinity to the crater, I assume some tens of meters. |
John Divelbiss
9/16/2019 12:07:38 PM |
if a fake then it must of came from China :/* NOT fake Stein |
meteorstein
9/16/2019 10:06:15 AM |
carancas? its fake |
matthias
9/15/2019 5:21:06 PM |
Fantastic piece, Dieter.
The crust is utmost impressive.
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MexicoDoug
9/15/2019 4:49:35 PM |
Doesn't appear as friable as typical specimens from the fall, it seems not part of the largest impactor, but rather a fragment with its own history (how far found from crater?) |
Ben Fisler
9/15/2019 11:51:08 AM |
I have never seen a piece that large! Fabulous. |
Mendy M Ouzillou
9/15/2019 11:12:17 AM |
Best piece of Carancas I have ever seen! |
John Divelbiss
9/15/2019 6:19:05 AM |
Dieter, that is an awesome individual of this special Fall. I don't believe I've seen that much % of crust on any Carancas piece. Thanks for sharing. |
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