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Sikhote Alin   contributed by Andreas Koppelt   MetBul Link


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Photo by Andreas Koppelt.   Copyright (c) Andreas Koppelt.
884 gram individual.   Iron, IIAB

TKW 23 MT. Observed fall February 12, 1947.

Andreas writes:
Sikhote Alin Individual with a hole on one side and a crack on the other.
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Graham Macleod
 12/11/2013 6:40:20 PM		 Beautiful Photo of an equally beautiful Sikhote Alin. Thanks for sharing it with us :)
Pat Brown
 12/11/2013 11:18:54 AM		 Yes, it looks like 'Blinkie" the three eyed fish from the Simpsons TV show! OK , but seriously, this is a beautiful SA. The crack is very interesting. How did it form without major mechanical damage?
Gwen Harrison
 12/11/2013 8:01:27 AM		 Yes, I see the fish, too. Great specimen.
Colonel Pulaerko
 12/11/2013 7:15:27 AM		 Excellent specimen. Photo 1 looks a bit like a puffer fish swimming straight toward the camera.
aziz habibi
 12/11/2013 2:09:56 AM		 very nice iron andy
Pete Zemeckas
 12/11/2013 2:07:33 AM		 Every sample of SA I've ever seen is a beautiful sculpture - even the shrapnel! I never get tired of viewing these!
 

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