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3.4 kg. unclassified
Matthias writes:
El Alamat II -or- "The Little Khan"
Most probably an ordinary chondrite (L5). Found May 11th 2009 by members of a German-Russian expedition through one of the most remote and least explored deserts of the northern hemisphere.
Beautiful 3.4 kg mass of triangular shape and elegant pagoda-like curves. Flawless fusion crust and broad, shallow regmaglypts on one side. As the finder stated, the meteorite "lay on top of a small hill and it was literally visible for miles”. A bit later and not far from this place a much bigger mass (> 20 kg) of the same meteorite was found, the majestic "Big Khan" (El Alamat I). The two deep black masses in a bright surrounding, obviously placed post hoc on top of a ridge, might have served as land marks (alamat: signal stone) - easily seen by a camel-rider even over a long distance.
Highly recommended reading: The whole story 'Uncharted Sands - The Find of a Landmark Meteorite' on Dr. Svend Buhl's website. Thanks to Svend's intervention the Little Khan has been in my collection for eight years.
In-situ photo by Pjotr M., Moscow; Studio photos by Dr. Svend Buhl, Hamburg.
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Daniel Da Costa 1/4/2018 5:30:49 PM |
Very nice meteorite,thanks Matthias |
Anne Black 12/30/2017 7:12:34 PM |
Very nice rock, Matthias. Now you have a beckon of your own. |
Matthias 12/30/2017 2:08:09 PM |
Thank you, John. Yes indeed, it's a real GPS, Global Positioning Stone. |
John Hope 12/30/2017 12:07:33 AM |
Great fusion crust Matthias and one very special specimen,thanks for sharing. |
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