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Sikhote Alin   contributed by Herbert Raab   MetBul Link


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31.9 grams.   Iron, IIAB

TKW 23 MT. Observed fall 12 February 1947, Primorskiy kray, Russia.


 


Herbert writes:
Sikhote-Alin is my favorite meteorite. The variety of sizes, shapes and surface structures of the individual meteorites from this shower never cease to amaze me. Here is a highly oriented, mushroom-shaped specimen.
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Jim Strope
 11/10/2015 4:06:10 AM
Great piece!!!
David Allepuz
 11/9/2015 3:10:14 AM
Wow! Looks like a dinosaur teeth on photo 1 !!
Ian Macleod
 11/9/2015 2:46:34 AM
Nice flowlines also!Thats the sort of mushroom you want to find in a forest
Graham Macleod
 11/9/2015 1:51:30 AM
Hi Herbert, an excellent shield at the front and it does look like a mushroom in pic 2 :)
 

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